The Saveall, or Economy smile 'George Dance the Younger'

'George Dance the Younger'

View of London Wall

View of the Dean's house in Dean's Court

view of the inauguration of the new Metropolitan Cattle Market

An extremely fat man removes his clay pipe to tell his one-legged rider not to go too fast

The Saveall, or Economy smile 'George Dance the Younger''The Saveall, or Economy', 1828. The Duke of Wellington stands between Apsley House, (his future home still under construction), and the Triumphal Arch on Constitution Hill. He holds a candlestick fitted with a saveall, a device which allowed the wick to burn to the very bottom without waste. The image is a satire on Wellington's lavish expenditure and trifling domestic economies.