Three naval officers stand outside the iron gates of Mount Edgcumbe (Plymouth). A military officer (left) has just closed the gates, pinching between them the nose of one of the naval officers. Within the gates, on a circular drive leading to the house, is a procession of menservants carrying large covered dishes. The gates are by the waterside, two men in a boat with a sail lie alongside the path, to which a plank has been placed. They watch the excluded officers whose attitudes express surprise and indignation.  23 September 1789
<br>Hand-coloured etching
1789<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1789-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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