A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London mb-code 1238839 One of the spectators is

One of the spectators is on crutches carrying a pile of boxes on which are listed six of the street cries from the series

scene of Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon ascending from Artillery Ground

Boydell (1720-1804) was Alderman

are wearing full skirted dresses

The choice of venue was probably related to the royal surname

A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London mb-code 1238839 One of the spectators is'A Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year in London', c1825. A pedestrian struggling through the snow, facing a driving blizzard with a broken umbrella. In the background is a carriage and pair, men shovelling snow from roofs, and a man slipping on the ice.