Desire [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[21 Feburary 1800]engA pretty, young woman (right) sleeps, head in profile to the left, leaning against the back of a chair. An elderly man leans towards her, inspecting her avidly through his quizzing glass. The figures (three-quarter length) are cut off by the side margins. Beneath the design: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the Old Beau, & the sleeping LadyTitle engraved above image.Plate numbered 'No. 7' in upper right corner.Seventh plate in a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.Two lines of text below image: Female attraction is frequently the cause of this passion, as above represented in the delineation of the old beau & the sleeping lady.Sheet trimmed to plate mark.Publisher's stamp 'RA' in lower right corner of design.1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 29 x 23.1 cm.Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges.Mounted on leaf 15 of volume 7 of 14 volumes.