Miss farren (left) and lord derby (right) lean on the front of a box, each holding an opera-glass. He gazes in profile to the left, she turns her head to look fixedly at him. Her left hand is in an enormous muff, derby's left hand, holding his glass, rests on her left elbow. He is slightly caricatured. A playbill: 'the constant couple or a trip to the oaks. To conclude with the weding day'. Above their heads is etched an earl's coronet above crossed palm branches. Beneath the title:
'long look'd for - come at last. Riches - honor - & titles, the reward of virtue. ' 6 november 1795
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 212 mm; Width: 248 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. Collection: British Museum. Derby and Joan (BM J,2.80)
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