Roast Beef of England

Here is the voiced song of the famous English song, with the famous painting and etching from the 1700’s. The song was written by Henry Fielding for his play The Grub-Street Opera, which was first performed in 1731. The lyrics were added to over the next twenty years. The painting titled The Gate of Calais or O, the Roast Beef of Old England was done in 1748 by William Hogarth, reproduced as an engraving print the next year. Hogarth produced the painting directly after his return from France, where he ha