The cunning ward, or, Guardian coax'd [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The cunning ward, or, Guardian coax'd [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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Guardian coax'd
Guardian coaxed - Creator
- Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
- Contributor
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Troost, Cornelis, 1697-1750, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher. - Published / Created
- [between 1751 and 1774]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, print & map seller, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
- Abstract
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With one arm encircling her waist, a man holds the hand of a young woman outside a fashionable residence, unaware that another gentleman kisses the woman's other hand behind his back. Above the doorway of the residence is etched he name "Notaris” and “Slik-op Notaris” on the left door frame. In the background a third gentleman smiles and points to the grouping in the foreground. In the distance at the back of the residence a maid stands in an archway; beyound her a view of the town
- Description
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Title etched below image, between verses.
Numbered '134' in upper right corner above image.
Publication date from: Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800.
Image from a scene in Molière's L'École des maris, 1661; translated by IJsbrand Vincent as De listige vrijster of de verschalkte voogd, 1690: Troost
Possibly after a painting by Jan Josef Horemans (1714-1792).
Four stanzas of verse in two columns on either side of title: Chloe 'tis true with charming leer, you coax your am'rous guardian here ... and bless thy youthful lover.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
For further information consult library staff. - Provenance
- Paul McCarron; October 1993;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 36.0 x 25.5 cm, on sheet 44 x 28 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 751.00.00.49+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Genre prints
Mezzotints England London 1751 - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Courtship
Couples
Kissing
Women domestics - Subjects
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Courtship
Couples
Kissing
Women domestics
England > London > 1751
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8616906
- Object ID (OID)
- 10714487