Four young bloods have attacked an old woman on a donkey with a pannier of potatoes. Their hair is cropped, and they have bludgeons. One has cut off the donkey's tail; another (right), who holds it, has fallen backwards. A third (left) fills his hat with potatoes which have fallen from the ass's basket. A fourth (left) stands with clenched fists facing the old woman; on the collar of a bull-dog beside him is inscribed 'barrymore' (reversed, and only legible in a mirror). On the right is part of a country house, on the left is the sea; the scene is probably in ireland. 1 november 1791. Etching. Date: 1791. Dimensions: Height: 195 mm; Width: 230 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore. Collection: British Museum. The crops last shift (BM 1868,0808.6117)
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