Holborn Bridge, London mb-code CMF1951cover 'The Ladies Contrivance'

'The Ladies Contrivance'

A skating scene with children and a dog on a frozen pond

the famous playwright and Whig politician and the Charles Howard

can be seen in the distance through the open window

An old man stands at the door of a brothel at the corner of Portland Street

Holborn Bridge, London mb-code CMF1951cover 'The Ladies Contrivance'Holborn Bridge, London, c1830. View of Holborn Bridge looking west showing a street seller on the left, two figures carrying baskets on their heads crossing the street, pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles. The premises of a silk hat manufacturer are visible, with a church tower beyond.