Anacreontick's in full Song Bridewell Prison Tower of London under siege

Tower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830

A view of Temple Bar looking east

View of pedestrians and riders on horseback on Rotten Row

the treadmill was installed the following year

Anacreontick's in full Song Bridewell Prison Tower of London under siege'Anacreontick's in full Song', 1801. A scene of drunkenness and excess; the man in the foreground smoking a pipe has extremely swollen legs, a result of gout, associated with heavy drinking. Other men sing, laugh, or read. A pile of empty bottles lies in the corner, with a spittoon and broken pipes. The clock, with hats either side, shows twenty to four, possibly in the morning. To the left is a portrait of Anacreon, the Greek poet whose work inspired