View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Having just lost his wife's

Having just lost his wife's fortune

Passengers sit inside and on top

In the foreground is an allegorical group showing St Anne with four children

of Hunt's Matchless Blacking

Tom Rakewell is at his morning levee

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel Having just lost his wife'sView 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.