O the roast beef of old England [graphic]Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770, printmakerpublish'd according to act of Parliament, March 6th, 1749.engAt the Gate of Calais, a fat monk is shown poking a very large side of beef carried by a thin cook; the label indicates that the beef is intended "For Madm Grandsire at Calais." On either side are two French soldiers, one of whom spills his bowl of thin soup as he gazes in amazement at the beef. In the foreground on the left, three market women with crosses hanging from their necks admire a skate in a basket of fish; on the right, two ragged men carry a large pot of soup while another drinks from a bowl, and a Scottish soldier cowers beneath an archway; in the middle distance, to left, Hogarth himself is seen sketching at the moment when a soldier's hand takes him by the shoulder; beyond, through the gate, is a religious processionTitle engraved below image.State from Paulson.After Hogarth's painting Gate of Calais, now at the Tate Gallery, London.Title from Paulson: The gate of Calais, or, The roast beef of old England.1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 38.3 x 45.7 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm.Leaf 33 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.