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James Gillray
"Here's songs of love & maids forsaken" / [? Gillray].
hand colored etching
image: 23 x 18.2 cm; sheet: 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2817
Published:
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1793.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Trimmed to within plate mark.
Summary:
An elderly woman sits on a stool playing a small harpsichord (right) seen in profile, a music-book upon it. She sings with her head turned towards the spectator, her features twisted, eyes closed. Her hair hangs upon her round shoulders; the curves of her figure and a small waist indicate an attempt to conceal the ravages of time. The line is shaky throughout, to give an impression (especially in the music-book) of an aged, quavering voice.
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