[1] [2] It depicts a group of banditti against a stormy background with a ruined castle prominent in the distance.

The outlaws are shown resting and drinking with their womenfolk and children.

[3] The work was commissioned by the Prince of Wales, the future George IV, for his London residence Carlton House.

[4] Loutherbourg was paid a thousand guineas for the work, a very large sum for the era.

It has been described as "Rococo-Sublime" It remains in the Royal Collection today, on display at Windsor Castle.