Capt. Jessamy learning the proper discipline of the couch [graphic].

[London] : Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London, published as the act directs, [1782]

1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 35.4 x 25.1 cm, on sheet 47 x 31 cm

laid paper

Temporary local subject terms: Militia camps -- Militia uniforms -- Nosegays -- Lighting -- Furniture: pedestal table -- Military female costume -- Female costume: military & feathered hats.

"A young man, in military dress, of elegant and effeminate appearance, sprawls on a sofa, looking towards a young woman (right) who leans towards him. She is of meretricious appearance, and wears the quasi-military riding-dress fashionable at this time in connexion with the militia camps of Coxheath and Warley. The room is luxuriously furnished. A round table with a wine bottle and glass is partly visible on the extreme right."--British Museum online catalogue.

Captain Jessamy learning the proper discipline of the couch

English

August 03, 2009

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5, no. 6156