The Manchester hero, or, Arts yield to arms [graphic]published as the act directs [1778?]engIn front of a cottage, a long-haired young apprentice or tradesman in his leather apron smiles proudly as he tries on a red military coat, despite the pleas of his sweetheart who tries to pull him away. A young recruiting sergeant offers the new recruit his own plumed hat to try on, together with a tankard of ale, while in the background a drummer in a grenadier cap looks on and drinks from a glass. A recruiting broadside is tacked on the wall above, addressed to "All aspiring young men who despise slavery..."Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles."Numbered in lower left of plate 381.