Sadness [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[21 January 1800]eng"An elderly woman (left) clasps her head in despair and looks up, away from the body of a tiny dog (King Charles spaniel) which a [black] liveried footman holds on a cushion. Both are three-quarter length. Beneath the design: 'This Passion is represented by an Old Maid, who is rendered completely miserable by the death of her favorite Lap-dog.'"--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched above image.Plate numbered 'No. 12' in upper right corner.Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.Two lines of text below image: This passion is represented by an old maid who is rendered completely miserable by the death of her favorite lap-dog.1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.6 x 21.7 cm, on sheet 28.4 x 22.3 cm.Mounted on leaf 21 of volume 7 of 14 volumes.