[Fredk. Zemmerman, having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recovered his beloved mistress is seiz'd and thrown into a dungeon for life] [graphic].

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Title
[Fredk. Zemmerman, having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recovered his beloved mistress is seiz'd and thrown into a dungeon for life] [graphic].
Alternative Title
Frederick Zemmerman, having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe ...
Creator
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Contributor
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, publisher.
Published / Created
[9 March 1788]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
James Bretherton
Abstract

"Three soldiers capturing a young man, his kneeling lover clutching his arm, the scene watched by two monks standing in the left foreground, one shaking his fist in encouragement, and another soldier at right; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state.
State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2934.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on page 61 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Ink annotations in lower margin provide the title "Fred. Zemmerman having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recover'd his beloved mistress is seiz'd & thrown into a dungeon for life", the statements of responsibility "Mr. Bunbury del. ; Js. Bretherton f.", and the publication line "Publish'd 9th March 1788".
Price written in pencil in lower right corner of sheet: £1-5s. pair.
Provenance
Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 50, to H.G. Bohn, £7.7.0 [London, 733]; from an undergraduate at King's College, through Scribner's, May 1952, to W.S. Lewis, $225.
Extent
1 print : sheet 49.8 x 57.2 cm
Language
No linguistic content

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title
Volume 2, page 61. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 131. Bunbury album.
Collection / Other Creator
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector. Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.
Collection Date
[Strawberry Hill], [between 1765 and 1792] [London], [between 1780 and 1794]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Etchings England London 1788
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
etching ; and laid paper gray wash and touches of color.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Soldiers
Monks
Rifles
Daggers & swords
Subjects
Soldiers
Monks
Rifles
Daggers & swords
England > London > 1788
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
15388295
Object ID (OID)
17355540

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