"The Irishman, with coarse features and cropped hair, stands on a rounded hill, left arm raised oratorically, right hand on one of two pistols in his belt, saying, "No Union, Erin go Brack!" He wears a round hat tilted to one side, and with a small tuft or plume, a double-breasted coat with the skirts looped up, pantaloons and half-boots, a long sabre. He looks to the left On the plain beneath (right), across which run tiny fugitives, are burning buildings and clouds of smoke."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Irishmen -- Irish Rebellion, 1798 -- Mottoes: Erin go bragh -- Guns: pistols -- Weapons: sabre -- Male dress: pantaloons.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 10th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. Jamess [sic] Street
