Tyburn, Paddington, London Size:S: 45 x 30cm oil and colourman

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Double London Bridge proposed by George Dance the Younger as part of general improvements to the Port of London

In the foreground firemen operate their engines

Repair of the Fleet sewer

To the right a waterman watches another man play skittles

Tyburn, Paddington, London Size:S: 45 x 30cm oil and colourmanScene at Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696; showing crowds gathered to watch a hanging. The triple gibbet and cart used for hanging can be seen in the centre, while in the background to the left a drawing and quartering is being undertaken. The image erroneously shows London Bridge, the River Thames and the City to be immediately opposite Tyburn.