Sir Fopling arrested drawn from a late real scene / [graphic]Dixon, John, 1740-1811, printmaker[1769]engA laughing well-dressed man looks through a large round glass, his left hand in his pocket. A bailiff, standing to his left, puts his hand on the man's left arm while presenting him with a writ. In the background is a large, four-story building in front of which stands a sedan chair. From a building across the street hangs a large sign with Shakespeare's likeness, signed 'Shakespear.'Title from item.Four lines of verse in two columns below image: Sir Fopling Flutter through his glass inspects the ladies as they pass ...Lewis Walpole Library 769.00.00.08.1+: Subject identified in a later ms. note below plate as Charles Fleetwood, Manager of Drury Lane Theatre.Temporary local subject terms: Eye-glasses: quizzing glass - Slang: 'fopling' -- Bailiffs -- Signboards -- Allusion to William Shakespeare -- Documents: writs -- Vehicles: sedan chair -- Literature: reference to The man of mode, or, Sr. Fopling Flutter by Sir George Etherege. 1635?-1691.