[Edward proposes marriage] [art original]
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Description
- Title
- [Edward proposes marriage] [art original]
- Creator
- Dodd, Daniel, artist
- Contributor
- Dodd, Daniel, artist.
- Published / Created
- [between 1752 and 1793]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
The fifth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute
In this fifth drawing, Edward sits in a parlor holding the hand of a young lady as she looks down demurely. Behind the couple, an older woman sits on a sofa sewing, her basket at the table before her. In addition to the fashionable sofa and chairs, the room is decorated with an ornate mirror with swags on the wall behind. On the wall to the left is a marble mantel with a Buddha and other decorative china
- Description
-
Title devised by cataloger.
Text in faint pencil below image: Edward [illegible text].
Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '5' in ink in the upper right.
Date range based on artist's active dates.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Sold at Christie's, 5 July 2016, Sale 11787, Lot 73, to Andrew Edmunds for The Lewis Walpole Library.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 17.3 x 28 cm, mounted to 21.7 x 32 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Drawings D639 no. 5 Box D117
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Pencil works
Ink drawings
Wash drawings.. - Material
- pencil, pen and gray ink, and gray wash ; and laid paper mounted on brown paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Blacks
Allegorical drawings
Buddhas
Courtship
Mirrors
Parables
Parlors
Sewing - Subjects
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Blacks
Allegorical drawings
Buddhas
Courtship
Mirrors
Parables
Parlors
Sewing
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.
- Citation
- Daniel Dodd, Edward Proposes Marriage. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12884441
- Object ID (OID)
- 16731081