Pompey's Pillar Size:S: 36 x 28cm Northampton's right hand is holding

Northampton's right hand is holding an upright paper-bound book on a table covered with a red patterned cloth and papers

He was eventually elected an Alderman in 1847 and went on to become the first Jewish Sheriff of London and Lord Mayor of London as well as one of the first two Jewish MPs

British 'mopping-up' squad surprises a German straggler

North Audley Street

Thomas Wolsey

Pompey's Pillar Size:S: 36 x 28cm Northampton's right hand is holdingPompey's Pillar, Alexandria, Egypt, 19th century. Probably the best known ancient monument still standing in Alexandria, the pilliar actually has nothing to do with Pompey but was erected in 293 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 1, by David Roberts.