A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity. [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Vestal of 1793 trying on the cestus of Venus
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [29 April 1793]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. April 29th 1793 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
A design resembling a high-relief depicts three amoretti attending 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 pocket
- Description
-
Title from text below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Three lines of verse below title: Upon her fragrant breast the zone was brac'd ...
Subtitle transposed from below lines of verse.
Later state, with corrections to plate. Cf. No. 8389 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.
1 print : etching with stipple engraving and aquatint ; sheet 31 x 37.5 cm (trimmed to plate mark).
Printed on wove paper, hand-colored. With pencil annotation above title identifying the figure as "Lady Cecilia Johnston". - Provenance
- Grosvenor Prints; June 2024.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 31 x 37 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State with printmaker's name removed and subject's profile changed to resemble Lady Cecilia Johnston].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 793.04.29.01.2+ Impression 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Forms (documents)
Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Aquatints England London 1793
Etchings England London 1793 - Material
- etching with stipple engraving and aquatint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817
- Subject (Topic)
-
Cupids
Grooming - Subjects
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Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cupids
Grooming
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7944277
- Object ID (OID)
- 33224133