A field day in Hyde Park

Colored aquatint by Malton after Rowlandson, published May 15th, 1789. 'A line of soldiers in formation with rifles opening fire in Hyde Park on the right, behind them a man sits on a horse looking out eagerly over the soldiers; on the left a crowd of people in distress, a man falls flat on his back, pushing a lady over onto her front while a horse ridden by a bald man rears up over her, a man, woman and dog flee the scene to their right, a cloud of smoke from gunfire in background.' -- British Museum Colored aquatint by Malton after Rowlandson, published May 15th, 1789. 'A line of soldiers in formation with rifles opening fire in Hyde Park on the right, behind them a man sits on a horse looking out eagerly over the soldiers; on the left a crowd of people in distress, a man falls flat on his back, pushing a lady over onto her front while a horse ridden by a bald man rears up over her, a man, woman and dog flee the scene to their right, a cloud of smoke from gunfire in background.' -- British Museum Large oblong folio, matted; margins slightly trimmed; clean. N.Y., Kennedy Galleries, 1952.