St George's volunteers charging down Bond Street, after clearing the ring in Hyde Park, & storming the dunghill at Marybone., James Gillray, 1797

Three grotesque and ill-matched soldiers charge rapidly and fiercely down the pavement. Their bayonets threaten three women who flee in terror, only legs, petticoats, and an upraised arm being visible on the extreme right. One soldier, very thin and ragged, wears a busby, the next, who is fat, wears a huge cocked hat with a damaged brim, the third, who is small, wears a peaked helmet with a spiky plume. The uniform coats with epaulettes are worn over frilled shirts and ragged breeches. Behind the three march others of the company, wearing busbies, and holding their muskets against their shoulders. In the background shop-windows are freely sketched. In the title 'down bond street' has been etched above the french, made conspicuous by being scored through. 1 march 1797 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 256 mm; Width: 363 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. St George's volunteers charging down Bond Street, after clearing the ring in Hyde Park, & storming the dunghill at Marybone. (BM 1851,0901.850)