The expostulation [graphic].Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmakerJany. 15, 1821.eng"An elderly suitor in old-fashioned dress (right) and a youngish fashionably dressed woman (left) sit on upright chairs, the only furniture visible in an elegant room. He looks towards her with a gesture of deprecating reproach; she bends towards him, holding at arm's length to the left a cross and chain taken from an open jewel-box which she holds. A French window is behind her, through which appear the tops of hollyhocks. A descending staircase is seen through an open door on the extreme right. On the wall are whole length portraits of elderly husbands in well-known plays: Sir Peter Teazle ['Sch. for Scandal']; Lord Ogleby [Colman and Garrick, 'Clandestine Marriage']; [Da]vid Dawe [Cumberland, 'Wheel of Fortune']."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue.Four lines of verse below image, two on either side of title: When late I attempted your pity to move, why seemed you so deaf to my prayers, perhaps it was right to dissemble your love; but why did you kick me down stairs.Mounted on page 49 of: George Humphrey shop album.1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.3 x 34.5 cm.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.