Satirical cartoon, The Tetbury Duel

Satirical cartoon, The Tetbury Duel or the bully brought down. A duel takes place at a racecourse at Tetbury in Gloucestershire. In the background (left), the vanquished bully begs before his opponent, who brandishes a whip, and a lady: I humbly ask this lady's Pardon...'. The protagonists in this local incident are not known. It may be that brought down is a pun on the duellist's name

1790s 1794 Bully Duel Duelling Incident Opponent Pardon Tetbury Vanquished

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