France pleading The River Thames at Greenwich

The River Thames at Greenwich

Military figure wearing the uniform of the first regiment of Loyal London Volunteers

on their carts and carrying their wares

including a man bent over a rose bush with a pruning knife

one with a coat of arms on it

France pleading The River Thames at Greenwich'France', 1756; a scene outside the Duke of Cumberland inn, in England. To the left a grenadier is painting a caricature of the King of France to the amusement of his companions, whilst in front of them a fifer, sitting on the ground, plays 'Godsave great George our king'. To the right a recruiting sergeant measures a youth wishing to enlist. Third and final state of plate. One of two plates.