Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Contemplation / K. fect.

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John Kay
1742-1826

Contemplation / K. fect.

[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], 1784.
etching with stipple & drypoint
plate mark 136 x 105 mm, on sheet 27 x 21 mm
Peel 1577
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Print shows Lord Monboddo, seated full-face, writing at a small rectangular table, his left forefinger supporting his cheek, his elbow resting on the table. On the wall behind his head is a picture: eight naked children, all with tails, hold hands and dance in a circle. The room has a boarded floor and a curtainless window.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department