A young lady (left) on the back of a stag with a human head and wearing a cocked hat, flees (right to left) from a crowd of pursuing judges. Her arms are round the stag's neck and they look affectionately at each other: she says, "my father did so before me. " he answers, "aye aye i've tip't you the nando old beetle brow, never fear my love i'll put in a good plea. " to his tail is tied the bag of the great seal. Thurlow runs among the judges, holding up the mace and saying "d------ your eyes you b------rs why don't you mend your pace. " the foremost judge says "i will! but dont break my head with the mace. " seven judges follow on the extreme right. In the foreground (left) is a milestone: 'xiii from (?) lodon'. In the background are trees and (left) a church spire. 8 february 1792. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 268 mm; Width: 361 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Caroline Humphries. Collection: British Museum. A Ward of Chancery (BM 1868,0808.6157)
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