The Saveall, or Economy smile View of London Wall

View of London Wall

next to a barrow of grass or animal fodder

View of the staircase in Southampton House

An extremely fat man removes his clay pipe to tell his one-legged rider not to go too fast

view of the inauguration of the new Metropolitan Cattle Market

The Saveall, or Economy smile View of London Wall'The Saveall, or Economy', 1828. The Duke of Wellington stands between Apsley House, (his future home still under construction), and the Triumphal Arch on Constitution Hill. He holds a candlestick fitted with a saveall, a device which allowed the wick to burn to the very bottom without waste. The image is a satire on Wellington's lavish expenditure and trifling domestic economies.