More miseries page 188 / [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[1 April 1807]eng"Guests are grouped in a semicircle in a handsome reception room with an Adam frieze and Doric pilasters. A carpet has a bold circular design in the Aubusson manner. A two-beaked lamp of Roman pattern hangs from the roof. In the foreground a handsome young man bends to kiss a hideous and eager woman. The other guests are engaged in flirting, usually one woman with two men, or two women with one man."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched above image; page number etched above upper right corner of image.Text below image: Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfeits, when you are engaged in the pastime only with the hope of being enabled to salute a lovely young lady, to whom you are particularly attached.One of a group of prints on the topic of "miseries," etched by Rowlandson and issued in several series by Ackermann, that were later collected and published as the volume: Rowlandson, T. Miseries of human life. [London] : Published December 14, 1808, by R. Ackermann ..., [1808]. See British Museum catalogue and Grego.Watermark: John Hall 1805.Mounted on verso of leaf 36 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.