This 19th-century engraving is after a painting titled Embarrassment by W.T. Smedley and executed by Anglo-American painter and etcher Hamilton Hamilton (1847–1928), renowned for his atmospheric landscapes and figural works. The flirtatious genre scene depicts a man in period dress seated alongside two women. Housed in a mat measuring approximately 23 5/8 in. H x 31 in. W, the piece displays some paper toning and discoloration consistent with its age.