Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 February 1772]
Call Number:
772.02.05.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed woman sitting behind a table is taking a necklace out of a box; she has three large black spots on her face. She looks with disdain at her enraged husband in old-fashioned clothes and a nightcap, sitting next to her, his fists clenched and despair on his face. In his lap lies a pair of breeches he is sewing; above on the wall of their meagre abode hangs an advertisement placard next to which is drawn a small stag's head with antlers
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd 5th Feby. 1772 by W. Humphrey, St. Martin's Lane
Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 February 1772]
Call Number:
772.02.05.02.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed woman sitting behind a table is taking a necklace out of a box; she has three large black spots on her face. She looks with disdain at her enraged husband in old-fashioned clothes and a nightcap, sitting next to her, his fists clenched and despair on his face. In his lap lies a pair of breeches he is sewing; above on the wall of their meagre abode hangs a small stag's head with antlers
Alternative Title:
City tailor's wife dressing for the Pantheon
Description:
Title engraved below image., Later state, with plate reworked to include an altered publication line and changes to the design. For an earlier state published by William Humphrey that has an advertisement placard present on the back wall among other differences, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 772.02.05.02+., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd 5th Feby. 1772 by Heny. Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill, London
"The Duke and Duchess of York face each other, a small table between them; he sits (left), with his hands clasped and resting on the table; she stands (right), a small jewel-box in her left hand, holding out to him a string of jewels. A paper inscribed '17,000 . . .' lies on the table beside the Duke, whose words are etched above his head: 'Henceforth my follies and neglects shall cease And all to come be penitence and peace, Vice shall no more atract me with her Charms, Nor pleasure reach me, but in those dear arms.' She says, "My Jewels? trifles! not worth the speaking of, if weigh'd against a husband's peace; but let 'em purchase that, and the world's wealth is of less value". She wears the Duke's miniature round her neck. Behind her is a chest of drawers, the top drawer open and full of jewels. On it stands a small coffer of jewels, marked with the Prussian eagle. Beneath the design is etched: 'Ye slaves of passion, and ye dupes of chance, Wake all your powers from this destructive trance! Shake off the shackles of this tyrant vice : Hear other calls than those of card and dice Be learn'd in nobler arts than arts of Play, And other debts than those of Honor Pay. No longer live insensible to Shame Lost to your country, families, and fame.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with printmaker Isaac Cruikshank's initials in center right portion of image., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image, four on either side of title: [The] slaves of passion, and [the] dupes of chance ..., Temporary local subject terms: Marriages: Duke of York's marriage, 1791 -- Furniture: chest of drawers -- Tables -- Upholstered chairs -- Furnishings: box with jewels -- Symbols: Prussian eagle -- Gambling debts -- Allusion to the Duke of York's gambling., and Watermark: [T?]aylor.
Publisher:
February 8, 1792, by S.W. Fores, 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820, and Moore, Edward, 1712-1757.
"An elderly suitor in old-fashioned dress (right) and a youngish fashionably dressed woman (left) sit on upright chairs, the only furniture visible in an elegant room. He looks towards her with a gesture of deprecating reproach; she bends towards him, holding at arm's length to the left a cross and chain taken from an open jewel-box which she holds. A French window is behind her, through which appear the tops of hollyhocks. A descending staircase is seen through an open door on the extreme right. On the wall are whole length portraits of elderly husbands in well-known plays: Sir Peter Teazle ['Sch. for Scandal']; Lord Ogleby [Colman and Garrick, 'Clandestine Marriage']; [Da]vid Dawe [Cumberland, 'Wheel of Fortune']."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Four lines of verse below image, two on either side of title: When late I attempted your pity to move, why seemed you so deaf to my prayers, perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; but why did you kick me down stairs., Mounted on page 49 of: George Humphrey shop album., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.3 x 34.5 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"An elderly suitor in old-fashioned dress (right) and a youngish fashionably dressed woman (left) sit on upright chairs, the only furniture visible in an elegant room. He looks towards her with a gesture of deprecating reproach; she bends towards him, holding at arm's length to the left a cross and chain taken from an open jewel-box which she holds. A French window is behind her, through which appear the tops of hollyhocks. A descending staircase is seen through an open door on the extreme right. On the wall are whole length portraits of elderly husbands in well-known plays: Sir Peter Teazle ['Sch. for Scandal']; Lord Ogleby [Colman and Garrick, 'Clandestine Marriage']; [Da]vid Dawe [Cumberland, 'Wheel of Fortune']."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., and Four lines of verse below image, two on either side of title: When late I attempted your pity to move, why seemed you so deaf to my prayers, perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; but why did you kick me down stairs.
