Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
"At this time bills were posted advertising a reward for the apprehension of 'the Monster', a man who had for months terrified London by assaults on women, cutting and slashing their clothes and sometimes wounding them slightly. He proved to be one Renwick or Rynwick Williams. See BMSat 7648, &c. For cork-rumps see BMSat 5381, &c. This plate was altered, see BMSat 7727 A."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalog.
"An ogre (left) holds a large knife and fork in each hand; in the left hand he clutches also the petticoats of a young woman, who hangs horizontally, face downwards but raised in profile to the right, screaming with terror. Her legs and posteriors are exposed, but fastened to the latter is a round shallow pot serving as a shield. The Monster has a large head with raised eyebrows and starting eyeballs, his mouth is wide open as if about to bite his captive. His body diminishes in size and terminates in small feet, planted wide apart. Two young women (right) flee from the Monster, looking back and screaming. The petticoats and foot of a third fugitive appear on the extreme right."--British Museum online catalogue.