Call Number: Drawings D639 no. 5 Box D117 - Yale University Library Search Results

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Creator:: Dodd, Daniel, artist
Published / Created:: [between 1752 and 1793]
Call Number:: Drawings D639 no. 5 Box D117
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
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 and 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):: Blacks, Allegorical drawings, Buddhas, Courtship, Mirrors, Parables, Parlors, and Sewing
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Edward proposes marriage] [art original]