Abelard and Eloisa [graphic].

Description

Title: Abelard and Eloisa [graphic].
Contributor: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: published as the act directs, 20 Apr. 1778.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles ... No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Abstract: A very fat gentleman on the left paying court to an ugly old lady on the right; both are seated with the gentleman with a small dog beneath his chair and a cat near his feet; the lady is holding a fan and wearing the towering hairstyle of the period. Behind them draperies are pulled aside revealing shelves of books
Description: Title etched below image.
Place of publication follows publisher's street address.
Numbered in lower left of plate: 382.
Variant of George 4557, without verses below design, but with imprint date present.
Contemporary pencil ms. notation identifying subjects: Mr. Mason & Mrs. Montague.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.5 x 25.2 cm, on sheet 40 x 27 cm
Edition: [1st state].
Language: English

Genre: Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1778
Caricatures
Mezzotints England London 1778
Material: mezzotint ;
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Name): Montague, Elizabeth Robinson, 1720-1800.
Mason, William, 1725-1797.
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Couples
Interiors
Bookcases
Dogs
Cats
Subjects: Montague, Elizabeth Robinson, 1720-1800
Mason, William, 1725-1797
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Hairstyles > England > 1770-1780
Couples
Interiors > England > 18th century
Bookcases
Dogs
Cats
18th century
England > 1778
England > London > 1778

Access: Public
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