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.ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).