Print shows an ugly and leering elderly man, identified as the London banker Thomas Coutts, embracing the actress Harriet Mellon (later Mrs. Coutts, and subsequently Duchess of St. Albans).
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Pub. 15 May, 1815, by T. Palser, Surry Side Westr. Bridge
Subject (Name):
Coutts, Thomas, 1735-1822 and St. Albans, Harriot Mellon, Duchess of, 1777?-1837
An attractive young woman with a wreath of roses in her hair sits on the lap of an older man who fondles her breast, the word "feeling" inscribed over his head. They are seated in an armchair before blazing fire; at their feet on the floor, a violin, ...
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Publd. Augt. 30, 1800, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand
A young woman sits curled in a chair before a fire in a grate, looking directly at the viewer with a seductive gaze. Beside her a cat is curled up begging to be petted
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Pub'd July 1st, 1802 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Fireplaces, Seduction, Women, and Young adults
