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Scharf captures the rather boozy chairing ritual of Sir Francis Burdett as it headed down the Strand in #London following his election to Parliament for Westminster in the summer of 1818
Ungracious in defeat?
A non too flattering portrait of the Duke of Wellington as drawn by a French artist in 1840, showing him at his writing desk with the 'Capitulation of Paris, 1815' strewn on the floor beneath him. #wellingtonwednesday
Scharf's study of three yeomen at the Kings Mews Charing Cross is unusual as the figure on the right looks like a woman, not to mention the bloke on the left who seems to be doing some street advertising in his spare time, #London (1830)
Forget the hard hats, bring your top hats instead!
A site meeting between the architect and builders designing and constructing the Royal College of Surgeons building in Lincolns Inn Fields by George Scharf #London 1834
(The one on the right has obvs been asked to make the tea)
How to cover your arse prior to combat:
In a depot at Soho Square, ladies are fitting soldiers with warm caps and undergarments prior to their departure for Flanders, #London November 18th 1793
Meanwhile at the Johnson residence, Stanley advises Boris to get a grip following his shattering break-up with Dominic
Danger! Men At Work!
Four labourers laying granite block paving in a #London street (Scharf, 1834)
The West Gate #Canterbury, as seen from the river, by Francis Grose, November 2nd 1766
As its almost #Halloween here is the ghost of Queen Elizabeth scaring the life out of #Napoleon Bonaparte with her warning about the outcome of the last attempt to invade Britain, published in #London July 1803