Cupid beating up for volunteers [graphic].[May 1773]engTitle from item.Publication place from that of the periodical for which this plate was engraved.Publication date from British Museum catalogue: 1 May 1773.Sequel to: Cupid turn'd auctioneer. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5066.Two lines of verse below image: [The] maids, dames, courtesans, now lend your ears, folly and love beat up for volunteers!Plate from: Westminster magazine. London : Printed for W. Goldsmith, v.1(1772-3), p. 237.Temporary local subject terms: Mythology: Cupid as drummer -- Kettle-drums -- Fashion -- Cupid as auctioneer -- Flags: folly -- Caps: cap with bells -- Recruiting party: beating up for volunteers -- Female dress: macaroni dress, 1773 -- Buildings: gateway of St. James's Palace -- Allusion to Adrien Louis de Bonnieres, comte de Guines, 1735-1806, French ambassador in London.