Recruits
Date1780
After work by
Henry William Bunbury
(1750 - 1811)
Publisher
Thomas Watson and William Dickinson
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line and stipple engraving
DimensionsPLATE: H: 11 3/4" X O: 11"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-465
DescriptionUpper left corner: "2"Lower margin reads: "W.H.. Bunbury delin.t/ Watson & Dickinson Excud.t/ RECRUITS."
Label TextThis print depicts the examination of three military recruits by a young officer in barrack yard, or on the road in front of "The Old Fortune" (of War) tavern; the recruits are of diverse characters; one is young, apparently a craftsman; the second is very thin and weak; the third looks like an old soldier; a sergeant drills the men in a line; a bystander grins at them; a young woman sits beside a basket of goods.
ProvenanceNot known.
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