Sujet

'La Belle Assemblee', 1787. Artist: Unknown

Légende

'La Belle Assemblee', 1787. 'Here love his golden shafts employs; here lights his constant lamp; and waves his purple wings reigns here and revels.' (Milton). Parody of Joshua Reynolds' 'Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces', showing society ladies at the altar of Love. No longer in the first flush of youth, they are: Lady Archer leading a lamb; Lady Mount-Edgecumbe with a pair of doves; Miss Jeffries with flowers; Lady Buckinghamshire, known for her love of gambling, pouring incense on the altar. Lady Cecilia Johnstone, known as St Cecilia, playing the lyre. On the wall are the Three Graces.Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century ... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905).
The Print Collector collection

Date

30 nov. 1999

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C24_432

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (6,9Mo) / 42,2cm x 29,7cm / 4984 x 3509 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal femelle Lady Bucking femmes femme personnes gens amour mode musique religieux arts religion coeur le feu flamme flammes Païen Classique robe siècle instrument musical littérature dame autel concept encens mythologie trois graces graces sacrifice B&W MONOCHROME Lyre poésie noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Mythologie grecque 18e siècle Dix-huitie siècle paganisme The Print Collector George Albinia Lady Archer Countess of Buckinghamshire caricature satire Unknown John James Countess of Lady Sarah James Gillray;Gillray John Milton Milton West Archer George Paston Paston Symonds Emily Morse Emily Morse Symonds Sarah (West) Lady Archer Sarah West Lady Sarah Archer Lady Sarah Countess of Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire caricature satire