A party of six recruits in civilian dress, except for their cockaded hats, march (l. to right.) carrying muskets, they are nearly all elderly. An officer in uniform, carrying a cane, walks beside them. The rear is brought up by an old soldier with swathed gouty legs, walking with a crutch and a stick.
<p><br>The background, a long low building of one story, with attic windows, represents part of the King's Mews near Charing Cross.  24 August 1779
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<br>Hand-coloured etching
1779<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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