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1. Military man-trap [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- as the Act directs 25 Sepr. 1780.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C697 770
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A well-dressed prostitute lounges on a sofa inside a tent in a military camp; behind her is a sword and a gorget. Behind the sofa is a screen with the same embroidered design; the ground is covered with an ornate rug. She holds a letter in her right hand and a riding crop in her left hand as she looks up at the viewer with a seductive smile. Her blouse is unbuttoned to expose her breasts. At her feet is a vase with flowers
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint. Imprint and dimensions supplied from impression in the British Museum online catalogue. See British Museum number 2010,7081.1306., Verse in two columns below image: "In the tent how engageing the charmer reclines, the stoutest of hero's to love she inclines; she's a trap, to catch captain's; you're lost & undone, if once you attack her, as sure as a gun.", Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., No. 54 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering., and Sheet 34.3 x 25.0 cm.
- Subject (Topic):
- Military camps, Prostitutes, Rugs, Screens, Sofas, and Tents
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Military man-trap [graphic].