Erotic cloister scene after or in the style of rowlandson; a monk with a grotesque face, naked apart from a skullcap and seen from behind, kneels in front of a grill onto which he grips with both hands, a nun kneeling on the other side with whom he is engaged in intercourse, a second nun assisting her at right; altar with crucifix and chalices under an arch beyond; heavy curtains to either side in the foreground. Etching and stipple. Date: 19th century. Dimensions: Height: 324 mm (trimmed); Width: 238 mm (trimmed). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 1977,U.518)
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