Mother Wood, the popular procuress! Size:Large: 7 x 5in True to his nature Tom

True to his nature Tom Rakewell has run through a vast fortune through indulgence in all the luxuries of modern living

A 'macaroni' or dandy in powdered wig

with his supporters behind holding placards advocating political ideals including universal suffrage

South-east view of the church of St Mary Magdalene

Mother Wood, the popular procuress! Size:Large: 7 x 5in True to his nature Tom'Mother Wood, the popular procuress!', 1820. Alderman Wood, dressed as an elderly woman, stands in the porch of his house in South Audley Street holding a bottle inscribed Popularity; the allusion is to his championing of Queen Caroline and he is compared to a notorious brothel keeper of the same name.