Liberality and desire [graphic].Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[29 November 1788] ;eng"An ugly and elderly naval officer (left) puts his left arm round the shoulder of a pretty young woman, who puts her left hand on his left hand, taking with her right hand the purse which he offers. He has a wooden leg and a patch over his right eye; under his right arm is a stick."--British Museum online catalogue, description of variant stateTitle etched below image.Attribution to Rowlandson from descriptions of variant states in Grego and British Museum catalogue.For variant state lacking S.W. Fores imprint statement, see no. 7442 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.Traces of burnished text visible at end of Wm. Rowlandson imprint statement. For probable earlier state with longer imprint statement and possibly the variant title "Luxury and desire," see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 237.Wm. Rowlandson imprint statement etched in lower left corner of design; S.W. Fores imprint statement etched below image.Companion print to: Lust and avarice.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Mounted on leaf 26 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.