Collett (John) After.

a recruitment scene outside an inn, a robust young man, wearing the apron of his trade, standing proudly as a plumed hat is placed on his head by the recruiting sargeant who also offers him a large tankard, while an anxious young maiden tugs at his arm, and a drummer looks on slyly over the rim of his wine glass, after a painting in the possession of the publisher,

mezzotint with original hand-colouring, 355 x 255 mm. (14 x 10 in), slight wear and marginal defects, a small loss to the blank lower left corner not affecting image or text, neatly presented in a stepped mount, [BM Satires 4556; Chaloner Smith 1883, not described],