The horizontal guard [art original].Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist[ca. 1790]engA well-dressed man strolls down the street with his walking stick tucked under his arm horizontally with the ferrule pointing forward. The walking stick strikes a 'tray of provisions' that a young butcher boy carries on his headTitle from typeface caption below image.Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with typeface and ornamental border.Seven lines of typeface caption below title: Cannot be too much admired, what can be more elegant or graceful than a stick carried under the arm, in a straight direction? But if the ferrule is not kept well plaistered with mud, a great part of the effect will be lost; as the daubing a clean white waistcoat, or a lady's hankerchief, are matters not to be overlooked it is very useful ... or throwing a tray of provisions form the head of a butcher's boy; with many other services equally entertaining.One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading.