A press-gang at work in a london street, at the end of which appears the dome of st. Paul's. A sailor (c. ) strides towards the spectator, a club in his right. Hand, dragging along a lean tailor, who holds up his hands in dismay. An infuriated woman (l. ) has seized the sailor by his hair and the right. Ear while she pummels him with her knee. Another sailor behind has seized her wrist and raises a club to strike her. A third sailor (r. ) holds the tailor by the left. Arm. A naval officer (r. ) walks beside the party with a drawn cutlass. Behind are other sailors. A woman (l. ) wearing stays or jumps' raises a mop in both hands to smite a sailor; an infant clutches her petticoats. A group of spectators (l. ) includes a woman carrying a baby. A dog barks at the fray. 15 october 1779
etching. Date: 1779. Dimensions: Height: 249 mm; Width: 353 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The liberty of the subject (BM J,3.62)
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