Feign'd Sorrow or the Prudent Husband, Cornelis Troost, between 1766 and 1784

Satire: in an elegant street, a fashionably-dressed young woman pretends to weep as her older husband leaves the house, followed by his valet, while her maid stands in the doorway in the background to right, holding up two fingers to signify his cuckoldry; after troost. Mezzotint with etching. Date: between 1766 and 1784. Dimensions: Height: 355 mm; Width: 253 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Feign'd Sorrow or the Prudent Husband (BM 2010,7081.1041)