Rural sports, or how to show off a well-shaped leg poster

Rural sports, or how to show off a well-shaped leg. This print introduces a rustic pleasure-ground. A rope thrown between two tall trees furnishes a swing for a well-developed and gaily appareled hoyden ; another maiden is working the rope which swings her friend ; the attractions of the second lady have absorbed a young gentleman, whose attentions to the fair rope-puller are 'particular.' A group of wicked old roysterers are delighted with the prospect of the swinging hoyden their pipes and bowls are neglected in their rapturous attention to the evolutions of the fair occupant of the swing, and their indignant wives are vainly endeavoring to recall them to a sense of propriety. Artist: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827. Z213085 YB0104519 Credit Boston Public Library Terms of use No known copyright restrictions