English: Sir John Fielding conducting an examination at Bow Street. On the left. sits Fielding on the bench, which is raised and divided from the room by a low partition. He wears a hat and, according to his custom, has a bandage across his eyes. Over his head hangs a pair of equally balanced scales, emblem of Justice. Behind Sir John and standing on his right. is a man wearing a medallion inscribed "G.R." On Fielding's l. sits an interested spectator, holding his hat and cane. On the opposite side of the room (r.), behind the bar and standing on a raised platform, are two wretched-looking prisoners, their legs shackled. Behind them (r.) a constable, or perhaps a third prisoner, is partly visible. In front of Fielding sits a clerk writing at a small table; either he or the man standing behind Sir John must be Bond. A man stands beside him, holding up in his right. hand two pistols, with his left. he points to the prisoners. On the floor are house-breaking tools: a pick or hammer, a club, and a bunch of keys. Behind him stands a woman with a ragged apron, holding a handkerchief to her face, which is concealed by her hat. Next her stands a man with a patch over one eye; a third man reads a book, perhaps administering an oath to one of the other two who are probably witnesses. Behind them, at right angles to the bench, is a crowd of spectators divided from the room by a barrier. 20 February 1779
Etching with some use of the rocker