Lady Cecilia Johnston leans forward to kiss the nose of a large goat which puts a hoof on her chest. Engraving by James Gillray, 1792.
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Date:
- Feb 1792
- Reference:
- 585379i
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About this work
Description
Gillray satirises Lady Cecilia's aged and repulsive coquetry
Publication/Creation
[London] (No 18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, Feb 1792.
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 35.2 cm (width only).
Contributors
Lettering
The power of beauty; - St Cecilia charming the brute; - or - the seduction of the welch ambassador. 390
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. 6, 1938, no. 8158
Reference
Wellcome Collection 585379i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores