The Sudden Explosion in Fording the Brook, 1781

Satire on flirtation; a young man carries a woman in his arms across a river; she holds his gun and it goes off, alarming another woman, also carrying a gun, who is wading across beside them on the left; a small boy follows them; reworked state. 27 february 1781 mezzotint with some etching. Date: 1781. Dimensions: Height: 352 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.