The Farmer's Return., William Hogarth, 1762

Scene from david garrick's play 'the farmer's return from london. An interlude'; garrick, as the farmer, seated contentedly in a cottage kitchen, smoking a long pipe and with a tankard in his left hand, relating the story of his conversation with the cock lane ghost to his family; at right, the farmer's wife reacts with horror, spilling an upheld jug, at left, a younger woman and small boy hold up their hands in surprise and fear; a cat in front of the fire at left; proof before letters. 1762 etching. Date: 1762. Dimensions: Height: 192 mm (cropped); Width: 162 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: David Garrick. Collection: British Museum. The Farmer's Return. (BM 1857,0509.25)