The Times,' 1762 mb-code 1619861 The ceremony of laying the

The ceremony of laying the first stone of Blackfriars Bridge

View of St James's Park from Green Park

showing figures and horse drawn vehicles including a cart transporting barrels

The upper right section shows the City of London and River Thames

The Times,' 1762 mb-code 1619861 The ceremony of laying the'The Times,' 1762. A representative of King George III fights a fire (the Seven Years War), which is burning down houses representing Germany and France, whilst William Pitt is presented as an idol on stilts, worshipped by the aldermen of London and the London mob he fans the flames with bellows; a house on left (representing England) sinks into decrepitude.