The recruiting serjeant: Engraved after an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr. Parker

Hand-colored engraving by J. Goldar after Collet, published 1st. Sept. 1769; recruiting sergeant in center giving coins to young recruit whose sweetheart clutches him, country folk nearby outside tavern, drummer leaning on wall at right, stage wagon in right background, children playing with spontoon. Hand-colored engraving by J. Goldar after Collet, published 1st. Sept. 1769; recruiting sergeant in center giving coins to young recruit whose sweetheart clutches him, country folk nearby outside tavern, drummer leaning on wall at right, stage wagon in right background, children playing with spontoon. Large oblong folio, matted; margins severely trimmed; somewhat worn. London, Parker Gallery, 1951.
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