A buxom woman (left), with loose hair and exposed bosom, hands on hips, looks alluringly towards a man (right), who carries a bunch of carrots under his right arm, a bunch of turnips in his left hand. He turns his head in profile, scowling fiercely at her. A knife hanging from her waist suggests that she is an oyster-woman. The head of the woman is copied in bmsat 8563. 4 january 1793
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1793. Dimensions: Height: 200 mm (cropped); Width: 150 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Vil you give us a glass of gin. I'll see you d-n'd first. (BM 1873,0712.853)
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