View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Size:L: 75 x 60cm Marlborough House was originally built

Marlborough House was originally built for the first Duke of Marlborough by Sir Christopher Wren in 1709-1711

The figure of Fortune is conducted by Folly in a chair drawn by the South Sea and other Companies

A cooper with his materials and tools

and a soldier on horseback is offered a drink

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Size:L: 75 x 60cm Marlborough House was originally builtView of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground. The Ratcliffe Fire of July 1794 was the worst fire disaster to affect London between the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. 400 homes and 20 warehouses were destroyed and around 1000 people were left homeless.