Billingsgate eloquence., James Gillray, 1795

A lean and elderly virago (three-quarter length) with straggling hair, wearing a handkerchief which scarcely covers her breast, stands in profile to the left, glaring fiercely. Her arms are bare to the elbow; she holds her thumb and second finger together, her left hand is on her hip. She says: "what do you know, you b------? --every one knows i am a ------ &c ------, and setting that aside who can say black to my eye?" 6 january 1795 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 124 mm; Width: 82 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Lady Cecilia Johnston. Collection: British Museum. Billingsgate eloquence. (BM 1868,0808.6396 1)