The discovery, or, Little faux pas [graphic]

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16192375

Description

Title
The discovery, or, Little faux pas [graphic]
Alternative Title
Little faux pas
Creator
Roberts, Piercy, active 1791-1805, printmaker
Contributor
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Published / Created
[1803?]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Thomas Tegg
Abstract

"A pretty young woman (right) weeps, while her family discusses her 'Faux Pas'. He father seated next her, hands on knees, turns to look at her through spectacles, saying, "Come - come dont. mince the matter - since the thing is done it can't be undone - have not you had a Child." She answers: "Well Papa - suppose I have - It was but a Little One." Her mother, in plain, old-fashioned dress, clasps her hands weeping, and exclaims: "O! that I should live to see my Daughter found out." The brother, an ugly young man wearing top-boots, stands (left), saying angrily: "Dont tell me Sister - she was always a forward Hussey when she was down with me in the Country, she was always cutting out little Men, instead of minding her needle work - but however she is found out"."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Reissue of a plate published earlier; see British Museum catalogue.
Publisher and date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Plate numbered "128" in upper right corner.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 2.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges.
Leaf 65 in volume 2.
Provenance
Bound in the set of five volumes, formerly owned by Henry Arthur Johnstone. Binding: red morocco with his initials stamped in gold on the front cover in a shield with crossed swords and three floral stamps above and one below; also four floral stamps on spine with volume number and spine title in gold: The caricature magazine. Leather endpapers with his ex libris blind stamped on front flyleaf -- a boat with large sail, with a cutout in the shape of the sun in upper left. Myers; May 1942.
Extent
1 print : sheet 25.6 x 42 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 W87 807 v.2
Collection Title
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Collection / Other Creator
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1803
Etchings England London 1803
Material
etching with roulette ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > 1803
England > London > 1803
Johnstone, Henry Arthur > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12857376
Object ID (OID)
16192375

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