Seven ghosts wearing long white robes and tall conical caps sit at a bare table, an eighth stands holding a dish and guttering candle. Two hold goblets. They are grotesque, some with long pointed ears. They sing:
"since here we are met,
of ghosts a set,
of ether we'll drink galore;
we'll rant and revel,
and play the devil,
while grass grows green at the door! [&c]"
in the background five ghosts, naked except for their caps, dance in a ring, one holding up a broom. August 1799
hand-coloured etching and aquatint. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 257 mm; Width: 408 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Fete at Cum....d House, or, the Comforts of an uninhabited mansion!!! (BM 1868,0808.12552)
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