Morning, plate I from Times of Day Size:S: 30 x 25cm four spandrels contain images of

four spandrels contain images of Dutch rural life while the central oval shows a female draped figure seated and surrounded by children

view across the Thames with barges and ships on the water

'Maids any cunny skins'

and a knife for opening them

Morning, plate I from Times of Day Size:S: 30 x 25cm four spandrels contain images of'Morning', plate I from Times of Day, 1738. Scene in Covent Garden, London early on a winter morning. A small fire burns in the foreground. A stall keeper is seated on a basket. A thin, elderly woman attended by a forlorn foot boy in an elaborate coat watches a flirtation between a market woman and a soldier. Tom King's coffee house can be seen on the right.