Drawing of a scene from the gothic novel The Monk: A romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Ambrosio, a Spanish monk seemingly into his moral downfall, approaches Matilda either aggressively or lustfully with both arms raised in the air, a serious countena...
Description:
Title and artist's signature from inscription in brown ink on verso.
A young woman sits despairingly on the edge of a bed, with the end of a garter round her neck; the other end dangles from the bed-tester. She watches a servant holding a foppish, elderly naval officer by the collar as he flourishes a cudgel. At his fe...
Description:
Title from published print based on this drawing.
Subject (Topic):
Adonis, Cupid, Venus, Beating, Bellows, Bedrooms, Couples, Canopy beds, Military officers, British, Paintings, Seduction, and Servants
