Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair Size:L: 80 x 60cm Ships ride at anchor in

Ships ride at anchor in the dock

shows both men armed with a selection of firearms

which had a reputation for rowdiness and wild behaviour

Interior view of the Innholders' Hall

King George IV riding through Hyde Park

Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair Size:L: 80 x 60cm Ships ride at anchor in'Best Mode of Going to Bartholomew Fair', c1825. A man wearing a spiked barrel, marked 'By Your Leave'. Possibly a derogatory comment on the Irish, as he is wearing green, and carries a wooden club, marked 'persuader', similar to an Irish shellailie. He smokes a pipe, wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf. He is going to the famous Bartholomew Fair, which had a reputation for rowdiness and wild behaviour, the barrel will