James Gillray
1756-1815
The power of beauty : St. Cecilia charming the brute, or, The seduction of the Welch ambassador.
[London] : Pubd. Feby th [sic] 1792 by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
hand colored etching
image: 243 x 335 mm; plate: 250 x 350 mm; sheet: 272 x 378 mm
Peel 2762
Notes
Title from caption.
Printmaker from George.
Printmaker from George.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Lady Cecilia Johnston (three-quarter length), seated in an armchair in profile to the left, leans forward to kiss the nose of a large goat which puts a hoof on her chest. Identified by Grego (improbably) as Sir W.W. Wynn.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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