Service of thanksgiving in St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, 1789 (1790) royal horse Guards Mail coaches in front of

Mail coaches in front of the Peacock Inn on Islington High Street

The satire is a protest against the introduction of paper money

a fireboat sprays fountains of water into the air in the foreground

showing no 8 with a man and woman leaning out of a window

There are also vessels on the River Thames with a view of the City of London behind them

Service of thanksgiving in St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, 1789 (1790) royal horse Guards Mail coaches in front ofService of thanksgiving in St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, 1789 (1790). Scene during the thanksgiving service for the recovery from illness of King George III.