The Honey-Moon, John Goldar, 1765

A sequel to bmsat 6148, 6149. The young couple sit on a settee (right) by a circular table on which are an urn and tea-things with a pot of "virgin honey". She leans on his shoulder while she puts a lump of sugar into the cup which he holds. A manservant enters from the left with a plate whose contents fall to the ground as a monkey seated on a cabinet pulls his queue. Three dogs and a cat are in the room. The room is panelled and is a good example of a well-furnished breakfast-parlour of the period. Books and papers scattered about are inscribed with various allusions to matrimony. See also bmsat 6151. After john collet, plate 3 from a series of four. C. 1765-66, this impression a later reissue dated 1782. 24 june 1782 etching and engraving. Date: 1765. Dimensions: Height: 409 mm; Width: 462 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Thomas Bradford. Collection: British Museum. The Honey-Moon (BM 1859,0709.675)