The cunning ward, or, Guardian coax'd [graphic]Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker[between 1751 and 1774]engWith one arm encircling her waist, a man holds the hand of a young woman outside a fashionable residence, unaware that another gentleman kisses the woman's other hand behind his back. Above the doorway of the residence is etched he name "Notaris” and “Slik-op Notaris” on the left door frame. In the background a third gentleman smiles and points to the grouping in the foreground. In the distance at the back of the residence a maid stands in an archway; beyound her a view of the townTitle etched below image, between verses.Numbered '134' in upper right corner above image.Publication date from: Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800.Image from a scene in Molière's L'École des maris, 1661; translated by IJsbrand Vincent as De listige vrijster of de verschalkte voogd, 1690: TroostPossibly after a painting by Jan Josef Horemans (1714-1792).Four stanzas of verse in two columns on either side of title: Chloe 'tis true with charming leer, you coax your am'rous guardian here ... and bless thy youthful lover.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.For further information consult library staff.