Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate "Painted by J. Northcote R.A."; below image, center left, in plate "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; / and the end of that mirth is heaviness / Prov. XIV. Ver. 13. / The simple pass on and are punished. / Prov. XXII. Ver. 3."; below image, center, in plate "London Published May 1, 1797, by T. Gaugain, No. 15 Five Fields-row, Chelsea, & No. 4, Little Compton Street, Soho. / Diligence & Dissipation / Plate the 7th / The WANTON Revelling / with her Companions."; below image, center right, in plate "Mesme en riant le coeur sera triste; / et la joie finit par le chagrin. / Prov. XIV. Ver. 13. / Les sots passent et paient l'amende. / Prov. XXII. Ver. 3"; below image, lower right, in plate "Engraved by Gaugain & Hellyer."; below image, lower right, in graphite diamond with "9[indecipherable]" Verso: lower right in graphite "24"

Markings: CM: Claghorn