The Manchester Hero, or Arts yield to Arms, circa 1778

Satire on military recruitment: a plump young man in a ragged apron stands between a young woman who clings to his arm and the recruiting sergeant who offers him a tankard of beer and places a military hat with a cockade on his head; the young man has alrady donned a striped military waistcoat which matches that of the drummer standing in the background to right drinking from a glass; on the tavern wall behind is a notice reading, 'all aspiring young men who despise slavery. . '. Mezzotint. Date: circa 1778. Dimensions: Height: 150 mm; Width: 111 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.