Wellcome Collection
A young man has fallen amongst the corn and has dropped his scythe and barrel, another person finds him and raises his hand to his face. Engraving by Anthony Cardon after P.J. de Loutherbourg after himself.
1803
Lettering: Lo! as the fainting labourer stoops to reap. The deadly drops his clay cold temples steep. In pride of youth the Tyrant want prevails, The sickle falls, and harrass'd nature fails. Pa. 19 Pratt's poem of the "Poor" or Cottage Pictures. P.J. de Loutherbourg R.A. inv. & del. Anth'y Cardon sculpt.
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