Donnybrook Fair – Francis Wheatley 1788

Francis Wheatley ( 1747 – 1801 )  from the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Looks like a pretty rough crowd, I would keep my hand on my wallet if I were you.

Detail: children, fair, market, hay, buttons, tents, table, tablecloth, bonnet, coat, dress, cape, apron, skirt, hats, breeches, stockings, stocks, shoes, yoke, bellows, spoon, whip, napkins, pot, jug, barrel, basket, cups, cart, sign, hay, horse, gambling, glass, great coat, short cape