Satire on street life and French pretensions. A  scene in Billingsgate outside the Fighting Cocks  tavern with a fishwife raising her fists to fight a  Frenchman. He has given his coat to a fearful  friend revealing that his under-clothing consists only  of what can be seen - cuffs, collar and breeches  that lack any back; he defecates in fear and a dog  licks his stools as they fall to the ground. On the  left, another fishwife sits by her basket smiling and  pointing at the Frenchman; two customers watch  from a window and the publican stands at the door  holding a gin measure and glass; above the door a  notice reads, 'Old Noted Gin and Purl House. By  Chris. Catch-Penny'. 
<br>Hand-coloured mezzotint
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