This print is one of ten illustrations in 'Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin' (with some others) collected by his son Thomas Dibdin (John Murray, London, 1841) f. p. 80. It shows Tom, a poor sailor, with his wife and four children apparently in a debtors' prison. A generous and more fortunate former shipmate has also arrived to relieve his wants by handing over a large purse as recounted by the song 'Tom Tackle was Poor', which begins on the facing page. For a full list of the illustrations see PAJ1820 (the first). [PvdM 1/18]