[A lady at confession] [graphic]Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836, printmakerpublish'd as the act directs, 20 May 1772.eng"A young lady at confession; on the right, a monk leans on his elbow, right hand resting on a Bible, lecherously looking sideways at a young girl beside him, who stands holding a rosary, looking down sorrowfully with tears running down her cheek, she wears a veil on her head. On the ledge are various symbols of mortality, and a paper, lettered "...From fornication and all other deadly Sins Libera nos Domine! 'Tis better to Marry than burn...", to the far left stands an altar; after Millar; scratched-letter state."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later stateTitle from the Catalogue of the Society of Artists, 1771, no. 83.Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.Temporary local subject terms: Chapel of a Catholic church -- Religious rites -- Rosaries -- Allusion to sins.