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James Gillray
1756-1815
Palemon and Lavinia / J.C. Esq. del.
[London] : Publishd Jany 23, 1805 by H Humphrey, No 27, St James's Street,
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.648
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[London] : Publishd. Jany. 23, 1805 by H. Humphrey, No. 27, St. James's Street,
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Attributed to Gillray by George.
At right of title: '"He saw her charming; - but he saw not half" "The Charms her downcast Modesty conceal'd. - "
A burlesque of "Palemon and Lavinia" from Thomson's The seasons, autumn.
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Print shows a loutish yokel holding a pitchfork and grinning avidly at an ugly country woman who crouches behind a stile. In the background men reap a corn-field, and corn-stooks cover a more distant hill. Lavinia is framed in foliage, with autumn leaves and a withered tree.
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