"Two ladies embrace, seated on a sofa, not noticing the entry of their husbands. One, Lady Strachan, says: "You know my dear Sarah I love you very well yet I must reserve a few Kisses for the worthy old Ad-l." Lady Warwick: "Oh never mind him, my Sweet Louisa he's undeserving your embrace's and only fit for walking the Quarter Deck." In the doorway is Sir Richard Strachan, in admiral's uniform, followed by Lord Warwick, indicated by a paper or pamphlet: 'Warwick Gude' [sic]."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Amorous Ladies, or, Tete-a-tete ex strachnary, Tete-a-tete ex strachnary, and Tete-a-tete exstrachnary
Description:
Title etched below image., Questionable attribution to William Heath from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Sex behavior., and Stamp in ink in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. June 9th, 1820, by E. Brooks, 16 Panton Street
Subject (Name):
Strachan, Louisa, Lady, -1868, Strachan, Richard John, 1760-1828, Warwick, Sarah Elizabeth, Countess of, 1786-1851, and Warwick, Henry Richard Greville, Earl of, 1779-1853
Subject (Topic):
Homosexuality, Admirals, British, Couches, Kissing, and Doors & doorways
"A lean middle-aged man reclines on a sofa, his face contorted with pain. A handkerchief over his head, and ungartered stockings suggest an interrupted nap. His left toe touches the ground; his right leg is drawn up, the toes bent. The bell-wire is broken. Above his head is a picture of a man turning a grindstone, and beside him are two volumes: 'Dr Buchan Family Médecine in 2 Vol', suggesting the hypochondriac. A cockatoo (left) screams at him, and he screams (words below the title): 'Ecot! it's Tied my foot in a Knot--Oh!--Oh!--O--O--o--o--o--'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Text below title: Ecot! it's tied my foot in a knot. Oh! Oh! O O o o o o., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Muscle cramps -- Dr. Buchan Family Medicine., and 1 print : aquatint with etching ; sheet 273 x 211 mm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 1828, by Gillard & Cornish, 48, Strand
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Couches, Cockatoos, Birdcages, Books, and Windows
