Inscription
Painted by N, Hone R; A [Maler];
Engrav´d by W. Humphrey [Stecher];
THE SPARTAN BOY
Having stolen a cub Fox, conceal´o it under his Garment, when being observ´d, he suffer´o it to bite him mortally, rather than undergo the disgrace of a discovery.
Publifhed the 18th. July. 1775. by W. Humphrey Gerrard Street, Soho.
