Satire on unequal relationships. An attractive and well-dressed young courtesan holding a pet squirrel stands in a elaborately furnished room and is approached by a grinning elderly man holding a fur muff and doffing his hat; a young man servant closes the door, smiling at the encounter. On the wall behind the man is an elaborately framed picture of "winter" and behind the young woman a scene of "spring" in a simple frame hanging from two hooks; the squirrel's hutch is on the floor tp right. 16 april 1771. Etching and engraving. Date: 1771. Dimensions: Height: 362 mm; Width: 258 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.
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