A prosperous farmer, who leans on his walking stick as he stands over his chubby, young worker who is caught resting under a tree; he scratches his head as he leans up on his elbow. His scythe is half-hidden in the left foreground. On the right in the distance, a woman and two other young men rake the hayfield. The farmer's dog sniffs the ground, right foreground
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate numbered '351' in lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Two lines of caption below title: Farmer. You lazy rascal what do you do here, why don't you work? such a fellow as you does not deserve the sun to shine on him. Haymaker. Indeed Master I thought so, therefore I've lain myself down in the shade., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: 1799.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 4, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Farmers, Hay, Laziness, and Raking (Sweeping)
