Print shows an ugly and leering elderly man, identified as the London banker Thomas Coutts, embracing the actress Harriet Mellon (later Mrs. Coutts, and subsequently Duchess of St. Albans).
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. 15 May, 1815, by T. Palser, Surry Side Westr. Bridge
Subject (Name):
Coutts, Thomas, 1735-1822 and St. Albans, Harriot Mellon, Duchess of, 1777?-1837
The interior of a salon, with a game of faro degenerating into a brawl between two women, with one pulling the cap and wig off her opponent while exposing her breast. A male player uses the the distraction to scoop another player's coins into his hat....
Alternative Title:
Recent fracas at Mrs. Roundabout's faro bank
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Salons (Social spaces), Gambling, Card games, Fighting, Seduction, and Wigs
