Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved ... Size:S: 36 x 28cm 'The Westminster canvass'

'The Westminster canvass'

Known as 'Chinese Gordon' because of his exploits in China in the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion

The little girl's dress is a miniature version of the adult dress but with a shorter skirt

on their carts and carrying their wares

A tinker was a travelling mender of pots

Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved ... Size:S: 36 x 28cm 'The Westminster canvass''Theatrical Mendicants, Relieved ', 1809. John Kemble, with his brother Charles and his sister Sarah Siddons in tears, begging outside Northumberland House and receiving a draft for 10,000 pounds. Covent Garden Theatre is burning in the background.