Embarking at Dice-Quay for Margate (BM 1878,0511.1178)

A companion print to BMSat 8401. Family parties walk towards a sailing vessel which lies (left) below the level of the quay, and is placarded: 'Dispatch Pack[et] Sails for Marga[te] on Monday at 9 Oclock'. A woman with her husband and little boy stands disputing with a coachman (right). Young women, dressed in the fashion of c. 1790, with high-crowned hats, prepare to embark; one is already on board. In the foreground (left) is a pile of goods including long sacks (? hop pockets) inscribed 'Greenhithe, Kent', with other letters and symbols. The signature 'C.A del 1788' is on a packing-case. A little boy punctures a cask and sucks his finger, not noticing a man who threatens him with a stick. In the background is London Bridge and a group of crowded buildings on the Surrey side. On the right is a high timber structure. 29 June 1793
Etching and aquatint