The Octopus of Monopoly Size:L: 75 x 60cm the view from Knightsbridge

the view from Knightsbridge

'Portrait of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley

with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the distance

16th March 1980

The Octopus of Monopoly Size:L: 75 x 60cm the view from Knightsbridge'The Octopus of Monopoly, 1888. Commerce battles the Monster octopus called Monopoly. The little boat, Free Competition, is being pulled under the waves by the tentacles of Copper, Salt, Iron, Coal and Cotton. Industry was finding it increasingly difficult to obtain such essentials without encountering the problems and high prices concomitant upon there being so few people controlling supplies. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 3, 1888.