A_d_n Cur_it_is. a Trifle from Ramsgate, (Alderman Curtis) public transport The bridge over the River

The bridge over the River Thames in rural Chelsea with figures in the foreground

showing a street cleaner and rabbit seller

View of the author Izaak Walton's house on the corner of Fleet Street and Chancery Lane

one of whom is black

A_d_n Cur_it_is. a Trifle from Ramsgate, (Alderman Curtis) public transport The bridge over the River'A_d_n Cur_it_is. a Trifle from Ramsgate', (Alderman Curtis), c1821. Showing a profile view of Sir William Curtis, later Lord Mayor of London. He is wearing striped trousers, and a yellow waistcoat which covers a very large stomach. His red nose suggests over imbibing. In 1821 George IV stayed at his house in Ramsgate. The title could be a play on words, the cur (dog) being a derogatory description of Curtis.