'Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayor's Day night mare', 1830. Artist: Anon

'Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayor's Day night mare', 1830. Artist: Anon

1-238-674 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

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'Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayor's Day night mare', 1830; depicting an alderman asleep in bed. On top of him is a crowd of animals including a turtle, lobster and duck. He fires champagne bottles like pistols. The image is a satire on the lavishness of civic hospitality.

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