The Gates of Calais, or the roast beef of old England

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 · (c) March 6, 1749

Scene at the Gate of Calais with a fat monk prodding a large sirloin of beef carried by a cook, on either side are two French soldiers. On the left, three market women with crosses hanging from their necks admire a skate in a basket of fish. On the right, two ragged men carry a large pot of soup while another drinks from a bowl, and a Scottish soldier cowers beneath an archway. In the middle distance, to left, Hogarth himself is seen sketching at the moment when a soldier's hand takes him by the shoulder.