The trial of Fatima Clarkis [graphic].[1809]engA room full of women, including one writing at a table and another (Mary Anne Clarke?) wearing a feathered headdress and sitting in an elevated chair, point and argue with one another. In the background, a man (the Duke of York?) peers in from behind a partially opened doorTitle etched below image.Frontispiece to v.2 of: Sketchwell, B. London characters, or, Fashions and customs, of the present century. London : Printed for the booksellers in Bond-street ..., 1809.Illustration to the satirical piece "The trial of Fatima Clarkis. A fragment of an oriental tale", by "Barnaby Sketchwell", which concerned the 1809 trial of the Duke of York, the king's second son and commander-in-chief of the army, for his alleged involvement in the sale of commissions by his former mistress, Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke.Sheet trimmed within plate mark."Frontispiece. Vol. II"--Above image."Vide page 321"--Beneath title in lower right.