The light guinea, or, The blade in the dumps [graphic].published as the act directs [1774?]eng"Satire on untrustworthy young men: a prostitute, with a powdered wig wearing a dressing gown open to reveal her chemise and petticoat, sits at a table using scales to weigh the coin offered by a well-dressed young man which is lighter than its proper weight; behind is a curtained bed."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from item.Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record.Dated to circa 1773-1774 in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.1.86.Four lines of verse below title: Dull are the times, since trade I first began, our gold was sterling then, and true each man ...Numbered '291' in lower left of plate.1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 36.9 x 25.7 cm.Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge.Tipped in at page 239 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].