The Prodigal Son revelling with harlots, Robert Dighton, 1792

The young man of bmsat 8227 sits on a sofa, his arm round a courtesan. Another (right) leans her elbows on the back of a chair, tilting it against a square card-table on which are cards, dice, decanters of 'burgundy' and 'hock', &c. A cocked hat, a mask, two tickets for a 'masquerade', and a 'cock fighting' advertisement lie on the floor. On the sofa is a domino. On the wall are two sporting prints: a prize fight and horses passing the winning-post. Between them is an oval miniature of a man (bust portrait). The room is luxuriously furnished. 1792 mezzotint with hand-colouring. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 350 mm; ; Width: 251 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Prodigal Son revelling with harlots (BM 1935,0522.3.39)