Initials MD (Matthias Darly?) burnished from plate; a reissue of a print originally published by Darly, August 12, 1779, with Darly's imprint removed in this state and replaced by Humphrey's.
Publication information from BM Satires.
"On the back of another impression has been written "Mr Atkinson, Apothecary, Pall Mall". This figure (reversed) appears in BMSat 5614. In the manner of Gillray's 'Bombardinian', see BMSat 5606-8." Cf. British Museum online catalog (item no. J,2.65).
Below caption title: Beg your pardon my Dear Sir - had it from my Lud Fiddle faddle, nothing to do but cut 'em off pass the Susquhanna and proceed to Boston possess himself of Crown point then - Philadelphia, and South Carolina woud have fallen of course - & a communication opend with the Northern Army - as easyly as I'd open a Vein.
Caricature portrait of a man standing in profile to the right. He holds his hat awkwardly in his right. hand, his left. is thrust into his waistcoat, his toes are much turned out. He wears a thin pigtail queue. From his pocket hangs some object resembling a syringe.