Two pretty women leave a shop (left) to enter a coach whose back is towards the spectator. The foremost (? duchess of rutland), raising her petticoats high, puts a foot on the step. She is followed by (?) lady jersey, who crosses a step laid across a barred area or cellar, also raising her petticoats. A little girl (left) stands in the doorway. The legs of the ladies are eagerly inspected by male loungers. One man crouches at the back of the coach to peep through a quizzing-glass. The roadway on the right of the coach is crowded. Men with telescopes are indicated in the windows of the houses (right). Other spectators stand in the cellar or area looking upwards through the bars. The cover of a coal-hole in the pavement is pushed aside to show a profile. The artist's initials are in the escutcheon on the back of the coach. For the bond street 'lounge', cf. Bmsats 8040, 8601, 8900, 9447. 1 april 1793. Etching. Date: 1793. Dimensions: Height: 250 mm; Width: 402 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. Collection: British Museum. Peepers in Bond Street, or the cause of the lounge (BM 1867,0713.400)
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