The proscenium of a small theatre is suggested by an archway over which is the accustomed motto, forming the title. On the front of the stage a very fat lady (left) and a thin man (right) in elizabethan or early stuart dress advance to meet each other with outstretched hands. Beneath the design is etched:
"fore gad that caecilia 's a charming young woman !
were you miss larolles at the play at ham-common ?" 26 april 1784
etching. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 262 mm; Width: 217 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Albinia Hobart, Countess of Buckinghamshire. Collection: British Museum. Veluti in speculum (BM 1868,0808.5273 2)
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