1822
City of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Description
painting by Edward Villiers Rippingille (1798–1859), Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Dimensions
83.4 × 135.9 cm
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💡 Did you know
It portrays a British Army recruiting party outside on an English village green outside an inn. Although the scene appears to be a merry one, it conveys a warning about the underhand practices of recruiting sergeants who would trick drunken young men into taking the King's shilling.
