Satire on society in the summer heat: a couple walking near white conduit house, islington; the man has taken off his wig and hat to mop his head, the wife scolds a servant boy who is carrying her shawl, dog and pattens (one of which he has dropped) and the husband's walking stick; a small girl on the right offers to sell cherries from a basket. Behind three girls look from an upstairs window of their school where "young ladies [are] compleatly instructed"; one has a telescope which she trains at four naked boys bathing in a pond; beyond a man works on a haystack. Hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: between 1778 and 1779. Dimensions: Height: 355 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.
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