In the foreground, two women help a third terrified down the steps of a cabana and into the water. Two other women watch from inside; all are naked except for one of the women who pulls the woman into the water. A similar scene takes place in the distance; the cabana in the distance is marked "Margate mach[ine]".
Description:
For reissue of print published in 1802, see Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 41., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Cabanas., Fear., Health resorts., Margate (England), Nudes., and Swimming.