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James Bretherton
approximately 1730-1806
Fredk. Zemmerman having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recovered his beloved mistress is seiz'd and thrown into a dungeon for life / Mr. Bunbury delt. ; J. Bretherton fecit.
London : Published 9 March 1787 by James Bretherton, New Bond Street, [1787]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.282
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London : Published 9 March 1787 by James Bretherton, New Bond Street, [1787]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Dedicated by the printmaker to the Countess of Sutherland, owner of the drawing.
Library's copy is first state before letters, with caption title and signatures provided in ink and publication information from the British Museum catalog.
Summary:
Print shows three soldiers capturing a young man, his kneeling lover clutching his arm, the scene watched by two monks standing in the left foreground, one shaking his fist in encouragement, and another soldier at right.
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