The Sailor riding to Portsmouth, Robert Dighton, 1782

A sailor wearing striped trousers is seated outside an inn on a horse which is kicking, because one of two small boys (left) is prodding him with a stick. The sailor holds a bowl of punch, which is being spilt as he loses his stirrups and clutches the animal's mane in alarm. In front of the horse (right) stands a countryman with a handful of hay. At the door of the inn is a fat landlady, and on her left a military officer of foppish appearance. The door has a small pediment inscribed "m. Hewson neat wines". Above the door is the sign, a crescent surrounded by a huntsman's horn. May 1782 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: 1782. Dimensions: Height: 350 mm; Width: 255 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Sailor riding to Portsmouth (BM 1935,0522.1.191)