A Military Man-Trap

A woman in a revealingly low-cut military-style dress lounges with her feet up on a couch in a military tent, smirking coyly at the viewer. In one hand she holds a letter and in the other a riding crop. The satirical print, entitled A Military Man-Trap, was drawn during the 1780 Gordon Riots when military encampments were set up in London. It was meant to serve as a warning to soldiers against prostitutes in camp and was published with the caption "She's a Trap to catch Captains; You're lost & undone / if once you attack her — as sure as a Gun."