"Scene at the door of a rustic inn. Two soldiers (seated) and a handsome girl drink punch together. She stands, wearing the cocked hat and sword-belt of an officer who holds her hand; a child plays with the sword. An old woman chalks up the score. A bugler (left) rides off with a led horse. The sign is the 'King's Head', a profile portrait of George III."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Companion print to: He won't be a soldier., Plate numbered "No. 1" above title., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: inns -- Serving maids -- Military uniforms: officers' uniforms -- Soldiers: bugler -- Children -- Inns: King's Head -- Pictures: portrait of George III -- Emblems: horseshoe., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. May 1, 1798, at Ackermann's Gallery, No. 101 Strand
"No. 4; scene at the door of a rustic inn, a large Union Jack floating over the doorway. An officer puts a cocked hat on the head of an ungainly yokel; another flirts with a pretty girl; they sit together on a bench (right), a dog gazing up at them. A smart drummer-boy beats his drum; behind, a peasant in a smock wears a cocked hat. In the doorway the fat host pours out wine; the sign is 'The Old Flask'. In the background (right) a sergeant drills a very awkward squad of four."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Soldiers recruiting
Description:
Title from caption below image., Plate numbered "No. 4" above title., Temporary local subject terms: Soldiers -- Inns -- Drummer boys -- Drinking -- Dogs -- Flirting., Watermark: E & P 1797., Mounted on modern secondary support., and Printseller's stamp below printmaker's signature: RA.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1, 1798, at Ackermanns Gallery, No. 101 Strand