The modern paradise, or, Adam and Eve regenerated [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The modern paradise, or, Adam and Eve regenerated [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Adam and Eve regenerated
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [24 November 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd Novr. 24, 1786 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, London
- Abstract
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A nude couple (Mrs. Fitzherbert and the future George IV) in enormous wigs stands under the "Tree of Life." A sheet of paper covering the man's hips is inscribed "Mr. Rock." In his left hand he holds a ticket to a masquerade at Pantheon, in the right a walking stick. A serpent, inscribed "Modern gap of honour" glides between his legs and next to a saddle, whip and a riding hat inscribed "Furniture for saddling an estate." Next to the woman who holds a fan in front of her thighs, with a dog climbing up her knee, lie on the ground a staff and a comedy mask, a ticket and a letter addressed "To Belinda." Behind the woman a monkey is holding a mirror. Playing cards and dice fall off the tree which is hung with cards advertising fashionable places in London such as the Carlisle House, Pantheon, White's Club, Ranelagh and Almack's, among others. On the left a devil is walking away from her toward a roaring fire saying "I'll even back to Hell again, for these must be too knowing for me by the Size of their Heads." On the right in the background two men, identified as "Cain and Abel" are dueling. Another man lies on the ground having fallen off a galloping horse. The explanation below reads "For the benefit of the next heir."
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Formerly dated as 1780 because a portion of the ascender in the '6' (and the upper portion of the '8') is missing.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; March 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24 x 33 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 780.11.24.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Etchings England London 1786 - Material
- etching ;
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Name)
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Adam (Biblical figure)
Eve (Biblical figure) - Subject (Topic)
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Biblical events
Tree of life
Gambling
Wigs
Hairstyles
Devil
Hell
Dueling
Horseback riding - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adam (Biblical figure) > Caricatures and cartoons
Eve (Biblical figure) > Caricatures and cartoons
Biblical events
Tree of life
Gambling > England > 18th century
Wigs
Hairstyles
Devil
Hell
Dueling
Horseback riding
England > 1786
England > London > 1786
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
- 6770423
- Object ID (OID)
- 10723448