View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel In the foreground is an

In the foreground is an allegorical group showing St Anne with four children

Part of the wall is cut away to show the inside with tiered seating and the stage

Having just lost his wife's fortune

with Piccadilly

View of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July Dr Samuel In the foreground is anView of the Ratcliffe area, London, showing the ruins after the fire of 23 July, 1794. Also showing figures, boats and ships in the foreground. The Ratcliffe Fire of July 1794 was the worst fire disaster to affect London between the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. 400 homes and 20 warehouses were destroyed and around 1000 people were left homeless.