Cupid turn'd auctioneer, or, Cornelys' sale at Carlisle House [graphic]Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807, printmakerpublish'd Decr. 24, 1772.engTitle from item.Attributed in the British Museum catalogue to either Isaac Taylor senior (1730-1807) or Isaac Taylor junior (b. 1750).Illustration to an article with the above title.Two lines of text below image: Cupid's soft dart the softer sex compels / And here the urching knocks down beaux & belles.Plate from: Westminster Magazine. London : Printed for W. Goldsmith, v. 1 (1772-3), p. 9.Temporary local subject terms: Auctions: bankrupcies -- Macaronies -- Cupid (Greek deity) -- Mercury (Roman deity) -- Allusion to Theresa Cornelys, 1723-1797.