Scott, Edmund, approximately 1746-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 April 1783]
Call Number:
783.04.25.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An obese sergeant with a pike in his left hand stands in front of two lines of soldiers, their bayonetted muskets shouldered. He is watching a pretty young girl holding out a dish that an elderly woman sitting on the ground fills with cherries she weighs in a scale. Another girl, a young child, and an elderly soldier watch her intently. To the right of this group, a woman and a man, both on horseback, drink from cups handed them on a tray by a little boy. On the left, behind the sergeant, a small drummer boy and another boy playing flute are taunted by another small boy. Near them, an officer salutes with his left hand the line of soldiers. Behind that group, an elderly man watches the proceedings in front of him through his lorgnon, while a little boy who accompanies him, immitates the soldiers by shouldering a walking stick. A large dog stretches as if woken up from a slumber
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms -- Flutist -- Drummer.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 25th 1783 by T. Macklin, No. 39 Fleet Street
