This painting is one of four, small, impressionistic views of St Paul's, Big Ben and Whitehall celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. They were purchased by Queen Mary at the exhibition of 'New Paintings by Piero Sansalvadore' at the Fine Art Society, London in December 1938 (RCINs 404211-14).

The scene depicts the view looking down Whitehall to Parliament Square, with the Victoria Tower of the Palace of Westminster looming above the buildings at the end. The street lamps are decked with bunting and figures in blue costume crowd the pavements.

Sansalvadore, a violinist and writer, turned to painting later in his life and moved from his native Italy to England in c. 1930. His work, often on a small scale, is clearly influenced by French Impressionism.