The Man in Possession mb-height 3134 possibly a view of the

possibly a view of the long vanished toll gate in Court Lane

with a busy street scene and construction work being undertaken in the foreground

Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762

Making the most of a passing friend

The Man in Possession mb-height 3134 possibly a view of the'The Man in Possession', 1877. Russia is depicted as rowing her boat, loaded with gunpowder, at the lock gates of the Suez Canal. The lock is being guarded by a good, solid, British lockkeeper. This relates to the war recently declared on Turkey by Russia. Lord Derby, the former Conservative Prime Minister, had been in contact with Russia to express the Government's concern that the Suez Canal should not be targeted. Russia replied that, provided