The Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London soldiers Street scene depicting events surrounding

Street scene depicting events surrounding the South Sea Bubble (1711-1720)

The actor William Farren as Sir Peter Teazle

carrying a bunch of long-handled mops

A mutton pie and Christmas pie seller

Britomartis was a daughter of Zeus (chief of the gods) and lived in Crete

The Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London soldiers Street scene depicting events surroundingThe Royal Hospital and Ranelagh House, Chelsea, London, c1800. The Royal Hospital, reflected in the River Thames, with Ranelagh House and the Rotunda, right, and boats on the river. The hospital was designed by Christopher Wren and was built between 1682 and 1692 to house war veterans.