A pretty, young woman (right) sleeps, head in profile to the left, leaning against the back of a chair. An elderly man leans towards her, inspecting her avidly through his quizzing glass. The figures (three-quarter length) are cut off by the side margins. Beneath the design: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the Old Beau, & the sleeping Lady
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 7' in upper right corner., Seventh plate in a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the old beau & the sleeping lady., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Publisher's stamp 'RA' in lower right corner of design., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 29 x 23.1 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges., and Mounted on leaf 15 of volume 7 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Feb. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Eyeglasses, Leering, Older people, and Young adults
A pretty, young woman (right) sleeps, head in profile to the left, leaning against the back of a chair. An elderly man leans towards her, inspecting her avidly through his quizzing glass. The figures (three-quarter length) are cut off by the side margins. Beneath the design: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the Old Beau, & the sleeping Lady
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 7' in upper right corner., Seventh plate in a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the old beau & the sleeping lady., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Publisher's stamp 'RA' in lower right corner of design.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Feb. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Eyeglasses, Leering, Older people, and Young adults
"Two juxtaposed but unrelated half length figures, a man (right) and woman, with expressions of angry despair, anger prevailing in the woman's face. Beneath the design: 'A disappointed Old Maid & Bachelor, are selected as proper Subjects to represent the Passion of Despair.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 20' in upper right corner., Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: A disappointed old maid & bachelor are selected as proper subjects to represent the passion of despair., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 28 x 21.3 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 30 of volume 7 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Feb., 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Bachelors, Despair, Older people, and Single women
"Two juxtaposed but unrelated half length figures, a man (right) and woman, with expressions of angry despair, anger prevailing in the woman's face. Beneath the design: 'A disappointed Old Maid & Bachelor, are selected as proper Subjects to represent the Passion of Despair.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 20' in upper right corner., Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: A disappointed old maid & bachelor are selected as proper subjects to represent the passion of despair., Watermark: Russell & Co 1799., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: RA.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Feb., 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Bachelors, Despair, Older people, and Single women
"Probably a copy of a French print. An elderly and ugly couple in old-fashioned dress, stand close together, but turning aside with expressions of angry resentment. There is a companion plate, 'Le Raccamodement Making up'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Falling out
Description:
Titles in English and French etched below image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression in the British Museum., Watermark: Smith & Allnutt 1816., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: Price 1.
"An elderly and ugly couple in old-fashioned dress turned towards each other and embracing, though standing apart, the woman tall and leaning down to the short, portly man, whose wig slips from his head; probably a copy of a French print."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Racorrodement and Raccordement
Description:
Titles in English and French etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from companion print "La brouille. Falling out", which was published 24 December 1819 by S.W. Fores. Cf. No. 13483 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: Smith & Allnutt 1816., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: Price [damaged portion].
