"A satire on marriage; An old man seated with one leg bandaged and raised on chair in front of him, being attended to by a maid; behind him his young wife is locked in an embrace with her younger lover."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Adultery, Women domestics, Medical equipment & supplies, Medicines, Crutches, Clocks & watches, Draperies, Birdcages, Parrots, Chairs, and Bells
publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 1st 1769.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 61. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a paneled room hung with mirrors and a clock, the master of the house, in dressing gown and nightcap, puts his hand on the bosom of a maid who serves him biscuits. Next to him a clergyman looks adoringly at the lady of the house on his left. In his...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Furniture, Mirrors, Longcase clocks, Women domestics, Clergy, Books, Servants, Parrots, Birdcages, Squirrels, and Monkeys
publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 1st 1769.
Call Number:
769.06.01.01+
Collection Title:
Page 61. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a paneled room hung with mirrors and a clock, the master of the house, in dressing gown and nightcap, puts his hand on the bosom of a maid who serves him biscuits. Next to him a clergyman looks adoringly at the lady of the house on his left. In his...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Furniture, Mirrors, Longcase clocks, Women domestics, Clergy, Books, Servants, Parrots, Birdcages, Squirrels, and Monkeys
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
1st Jany. 1772.
Call Number:
772.01.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed young maid sitting in an ornate armchair by a round table with an almost empty wine bottle and glasses on it, is being embraced by a black manservant sitting on a stool in front of her. Another black servant is sitting sideways o...
Alternative Title:
Mungo addressing himself to my lady's maid
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the act directs
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Draperies, Musical instruments, Servants, and Women domestics
A young maid holding a steaming pots talks with an older woman sitting in a chair, the latter wrapped in a blanket and toasting bread over an unseen fire; a tea set rests on a table in the background
Description:
Title from dialogue below image.
Publisher:
Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by W. Kohler
