The Soldier Return'd (BM 1948,0214.390)

Social satire; a soldier in uniform stands lost in an account of his experiences, spilling his drink and unwittingly hitting a gentleman, seated at a table to his right, on the head, who drops his pipe and knocks his glass over; another man with a stick, two others seated, one with glasses, listen enthralled, as does a serving maid, who leans on the back of a chair; below the image is a rhyme: "Fought all his Battles o'er again; And thrice he slew the Slain!!" 19 March 1796
Etching with stipple