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  • Title-page of Court of Aldermen's Orders conceived and published... concerning the infection of the plague
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • Orders conceived and published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague.
  • A goose lets blood from a seated gentleman holding a crutch, while geese representing Portsmouth aldermen sit in council. Etching, 1761.
  • A vision of the first Mayor of London appears to the feasting Aldermen and warns them against luxury. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1809.
  • King Edward VI, seated on a throne, presenting the Charter of Bridewell Hospital to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London. Engraving by G. Vertue after H. Holbein, 1750.
  • Doctor Jukes pumping the stomach of Sir W. Curtis, several other aldermen wait to be operated on; representing the gross appetites of some civic dignitaries. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1824.
  • Aldermen of the City of London Corporation represented as Chinese and as monsters in procession to Westminster to protest against the Treaty of Paris, 1763. Etching after J.H. O'Neale, 1763.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
  • Bartholomew fair in London represented as a place where crowds of people watch entertainments inspired by the devil, and indulge in drunkenness and fighting; demons incite them to crime. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1832.
  • Sir Jeffrey Dunstan, mayor of Garrett, presents an address from the Corporation of Garrett to William Pitt the younger, who wears a crown and sits on a commode. Coloured etching by F.G. Byron, 1788.
  • The Lord Mayor of London kneels before King George III and presents a remonstrance on behalf of the City of London: the king has no time to read it as he is preoccupied with making buttons. Engraving, 1770.
  • The first stone and inlaid coins of Holloway prison. Lithograph by C.M. Firth.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • A futuristic vision: the advance of technology leads to rapid transport, sophisticated tastes among the masses, mechanization, and extravagant building projects. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • A framed picture falls off a cornice marked 'National Honour'; representing dishonour for Great Britain perceived by the Whigs in the Anglo-Spanish convention on the Falkland Islands. Engraving, 1771.
  • Wigs classified into five different orders in a parody of the orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1761.
  • Old Saint Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: a bird's-eye view looking east over the three courtyards. Engraving.
  • Chandler (?). Oil painting.
  • Chandler (?). Oil painting.
  • Chandler (?). Oil painting.
  • Chandler (?). Oil painting.