A design in two compartments:
'a certain way to detect and secure a loaded die. '
two men throw dice, one seated behind the table, the other standing (right), dice-box in hand. A man in profile to the right, striding forward, pins the right hand of the seated man to the table, with a fork, saying, "there's the die". The suspect, who wears a cocked hat and regimentals, raises his left hand, shouting "upon my honor". His opponent says "dam your honor". Above their heads are various objects: a pair of bare legs, shaded, probably to indicate blacklegs, are inscribed respectively 'cl mc' [mccarthy] and 'm. S. '; a tankard and dish are 'massy plate', the other objects are inscribed 'stack of hay' and 'pole of wood' (a pole), evidently to show that the detected cheat poses falsely as a man of property. 'a certain way to make good out of evil. '
a tall, fashionably dressed man wearing a cocked hat (left) steps towards a stout and distressed man (right) who holds a large bag inscribed 'composition'; both are in profile. The former says, "prosecution and pillory - by jasus for your son attempted so and so, but if you do so and so, why then i shant think him so unnatural and so you understand so and so. " the other answers, "be pacified - be softened - be husht and let my son come home and you shall have some weighty reasons - you shall be a colonel brave sir. " over the head of the tall man is a picture of somerset house; over that of the other one of hounslow showing a large building which may represent the powder-mills there. 20 october 1790
etching with hand-colouring. Date: 1790. Dimensions: Height: 245 mm; Width: 349 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Mr. Leeson. Collection: British Museum. Honorable Situations the Tipperary Duellists or Margate heroes have hitherto stood in (BM 1868,0808.5966)
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