The interior of a bare and dilapidated room in which four exhausted men (one half naked) are chained to the wall. Three smartly dressed soldiers wearing feathered hats are maltreating a sailor: one (left) holds a rope which is round his neck, another clutches him by the hair, the third (right), standing behind his back, raises a bludgeon. The sailor cries "Murder - Murder oh." The three soldiers (left to right) say: "come along &amp; fight the French, an be hanged to you by J ... s man you dont know when you are used well; So you won't be a Gentleman Soldier you thief; B . . . t you what do you call Murder for!" A woman holding a key stands in a doorway on the right, her right fist clenched; she says, "D------n him. strip him."
<p><br>The four chained captives sit with closed eyes, too exhausted to notice the turmoil.  Three scampering rats and an enormous cobweb indicate the character of the room.  26 August 1794.
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<br>Hand-coloured etching
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<p>Print made by: Isaac Cruikshank
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<dl><dd>Published by: George Andrews</dd></dl></div>
1794<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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