Ahithophel in the dumps Size:XS: 30 x 20cm One of the four step

One of the four step buildings designed to provide stairway access between Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Street below can be seen

Green Arbour Court

from Westminster Bridge

A satire on the Metropolitan Water Supply

Ahithophel in the dumps Size:XS: 30 x 20cm One of the four step'Ahithophel in the dumps', 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows. The donkey and gown relate to Sir John Key, Lord Mayor od London, who cancelled the Lord Mayor's Show in 1830, fearing riots against Wellington's unpopular government, which fell when Wellington lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament on 15th November.