The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce vestibule The child holds a hoop

The child holds a hoop and one of the women shades herself with a parasol

William Pitt and Henry Dundas are standing as sentinels outside St James's Palace

with groups of people in the foreground

The building is on the site of the former residence of the Bishops of London

View of Brompton Lodge

The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce vestibule The child holds a hoop'The modern tradesman, or the glories of British commerce', 1774. A busy street scene, looking down Crown Court from Cheapside. The general theme is the downfall of City businessmen, and the print is a satire on the distress and financial failures of 1773 1774.