View of a portly City volunteer admiring himself in the mirror mb-code 1237677 He was the donor of

He was the donor of the Gassiot Collection of paintings in the permanent collection of the Corporation of London

He apparently represents an amalgamation of the characters and tragic fates of three Assyrian rulers and was the last of a line of 30 kings of Assyria

'Cross Readings'

An oyster seller

Christ's Hospital pupil dressed in the characteristic blue uniform

View of a portly City volunteer admiring himself in the mirror mb-code 1237677 He was the donor ofView of a portly City volunteer admiring himself in the mirror, 1785. The City militia was often satirised for its unsoldierly appearance. It consisted mainly of individuals forming a kind of 'Home Guard' against Napoloeon.