A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity / [graphic]
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11859403
Description
- Title
- A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Vestal of 1793 trying on the cestus of Venus
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [29 April 1793]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 29th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
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A design resembling a high-relief depicts three amoretti attend the toilet of an old hag. The cestus of Venus is a huge pad which one of the attendants ties round the old woman's waist as another attendant holds up a mirror. A third cupid ties the girdle as the arrows fall from the quiver on his back. Behind him, the altar of Venus has tipped over, the fire still burning. A copy of Ovid's Art of love protrudes from the old woman's pocket
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Subtitle transposed from below lines of verse.
Early state, with printmaker's name present.
Three lines of quoted verse below title: "Upon her fragrant breast the zone was brac'd ...
A satire on the 'pads' which became fashionable in 1793.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching with stipple engraving & aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 31.2 x 37.7 cm, on sheet 37.5 x 45.7 cm.
Mounted on leaf 54 of volume 8 of 12. - Provenance
- From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 31 x 38 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Aquatints England London 1793
Etchings England London 1793 - Material
- etching with stipple engraving and aquatint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Cupids
Grooming - Subjects
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Cupids
Grooming
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- Catalog Record
- 7944256
- Object ID (OID)
- 11859403
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