[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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33179110

Description

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 131 of: Bunbury album.
1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 45.8 x 55.8 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Grant; May 1940.
Extent
1 print : sheet 49.8 x 57.2 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
No linguistic content

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 B87 770 (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

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Orbis Record
15388295
Object ID (OID)
33179110

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