Thirty years have I lived in the parish of Covent Garden, and nobody can say-Mistress Cole-Why did you so?, James Gillray, 1797

A face, wearing a plumed military hat, looks to the right out of a ferociously spurred military jack-boot which stands in profile to the left. The back of the head is concealed by the peak of the boot, which protects the wearer's knee. The quotation (from foote's 'minor') continues: 'and nobody can say - mistress cole - why did you so?' 16 december 1797 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 260 mm; Width: 177 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Colonel Watson. Collection: British Museum. Thirty years have I lived in the parish of Covent Garden, and nobody can say-Mistress Cole-Why did you so? (BM 1868,0808.6676)