A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity / [graphic]Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[29 April 1793]engA design resembling a high-relief depicts three amoretti attend the toilet of an old hag. The cestus of Venus is a huge pad which one of the attendants ties round the old woman's waist as another attendant holds up a mirror. A third cupid ties the girdle as the arrows fall from the quiver on his back. Behind him, the altar of Venus has tipped over, the fire still burning. A copy of Ovid's Art of love protrudes from the old woman's pocketTitle etched below image.Subtitle transposed from below lines of verse.Early state, with printmaker's name present.Three lines of quoted verse below title: "Upon her fragrant breast the zone was brac'd ...A satire on the 'pads' which became fashionable in 1793.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.