A young woman presumably a prostitute, bare breasted and with a dejected look on her face, is being led up the steps of a building by a beadle or constable, her head bowed in shame. Her infant has been left in the arms of an older woman, stands at the base of the stairs on the right. Another, older child, seated on a lower step in the foreground, looks up at the scene. The building has barred windows.
- Artist: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
- Title: [They took her away] [art original] / T. Rowlandson.
- Production: [England], [late 18th century?]
Drawings R79 no. 23 Box D207
Acquired June 2023