The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce vestibule William Pitt and Henry Dundas

William Pitt and Henry Dundas are standing as sentinels outside St James's Palace

Saint Erkenwald was Bishop of London from 675 until his death in 693

View of the King's Cross Theatre

The building was later renamed Belvedere Tavern

with groups of people in the foreground

The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce vestibule William Pitt and Henry Dundas'The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce', 1774. A busy street scene, looking down Crown Court from Cheapside. The general theme is the downfall of City businessmen, and the print is a satire on the distress and financial failures of 1773 1774.