Military man-trap [graphic].

Published/Created:

London : Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, Map & Printseller, No, 53 Fleet Street,
as the Act directs 25 Sepr. 1780.

Physical Description:

1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 35.4 x 25.2 cm.

Related Links:

http://images.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/oneitemg.asp?itemid=lwlpr04680

Notes:

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.
CtY-LW
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.

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.

Topics:

Military camps.
Prostitutes.
Rugs.
Screens.
Sofas.
Tents.

Topics:

Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Genre:

Mezzotints--England--London--1780.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1780.

Format:

Image

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Folio
75
C697
770
Folio 75 C697 770

Orbis Record:

11665263

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr04680

OID:

16192328

PID:

digcoll:4046194