Blouzelind [graphic]Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker[1 March 1781]engA young woman is sitting at a spinning wheel, her staff and hat on the ground in front of her and a dog asleep beside her. She is putting on a bunch of flowers. In the distance is a man on horseback, a tower, and a hillTitle from caption below image.Text below title: The peerless maid that did all maids excel. Gay.Illustration for John Gay's poem 'The shepherd's week'.Temporary local subject terms: Literature: Quotation from The shepherd's week, by John Gay, 1685-1732.