Sampson asleep on the lap of Dalilah [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Sampson asleep on the lap of Dalilah [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Samson asleep on the lap of Delilah
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [19 March 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 19, 1809, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
-
"Mrs. Clarke (left), more of a siren than in authentic portraits, sits indecorously on a sofa, while the Duke, with eyes tipsily closed, reclines against her, seated on the floor. She holds scissors and the Duke's long pigtail, which she has cut off and displays to two men who approach from the right, a military officer, probably Wardle, who puts his finger slyly to his nose, and a good-looking young civilian (? Folkestone). She says: "Gentlemen you may now take him with safety, his strength is gone, I have cut off his regulation tail, and there is no danger"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below item.
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on one side.
Plate number "71" lightly etched in upper right.
Mounted to 29 x 42 cm.
Probably a later impression from a worn plate; plate number in upper right appears to be mostly worn from plate, with the adjacent upper border line also showing wear (it is lightly printed and broken in various places along its length). - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25 x 35 cm, on sheet 26 x 40 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.03.19.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852
Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833
Samson (Biblical judge)
Delilah (Biblical figure) - Subject (Topic)
-
Mistresses
Sofas
Scissors & shears
Military officers
British - Subjects
-
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833 > Caricatures and cartoons
Samson (Biblical judge)
Delilah (Biblical figure)
Mistresses
Sofas
Scissors & shears
Military officers > British
England > 1809
England > London > 1809
Foyle, William A. (William Alfred), 1885-1963 > Bookplate
Riviere & Son > Binder
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9150057
- Object ID (OID)
- 10964570