Her +++++ carrying a plumper for Charly, William Dent, 1784

The duchess of devonshire (left) carries a fat butcher (right), both her arms round his waist, his right arm is round her waist, their faces are in profile looking at each other. She says, "i'll try all measures to bring the matter to a proper issue"; he says, "oh! - who can withstand such charms". She wears a large hat trimmed with a 'fox' favour, laurel branch, and four fox's brushes inscribed respectively, 'love and \ liberty \ delicacy and \ decorum'. A crudely drawn hand on a signpost (right) points with a thumb 'to covent garden'. Behind the duchess (left) is the corner of a building inscribed 'newport market'. 30 april 1784 etching. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 245 mm; Width: 175 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Collection: British Museum. Her +++++ carrying a plumper for Charly (BM 1868,0808.5281)

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Author: Print made by: William Dent Published by: J Brown (?)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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