'Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit', 1830. Artist: Robert Seymour

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'Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit', 1830. The top image depicts Aldermen as the witches of Macbeth preparing a cauldron of turtle soup for the Lord Mayor's banquet, while the ghost of Sir William Curtis watches. Below are five images, including including two showing the 'spirit of aristocracy' possibly in reference to the Reform Bill. From The Looking Glass.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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