Satire on sexual attempts by mistresses on servants: an over-dressed plump mistress sitting on the side of curtained bed graspes the hand of a young footman who looks down modestly keeping his other hand in his pocket; a monkey on a chair holds a copy of "an essay on man", while under the chair is a copy of "the ladies amusement"; the lady's lapdog raises its leg and scratches behind its ear; through a door bhind them can be seen a maidservant holding a finger to her nose as she lets the angry master of the house see what his wife is doing. 10 march 1774
engraving. Date: 1774. Dimensions: Height: 310 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Alexander Pope. Collection: British Museum. The Discovery (BM 1878,0713.1316)
