Sir Francis Dashwood worshipping Venus, William Hogarth, circa 1760

Copy of dashwood wearing a friar's habit kneels in a grotto, as if in prayer, his attention fixed on a small figure of a naked woman, a halo above his head in which appears the profile of lord sandwich; to left, an italianate landscape, to right, a rosary, and a still life of fruit and spilled wine glasses; a wide margin for letters below the image. Etching and engraving. Date: circa 1760. Dimensions: Height: 378 mm; Width: 251 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron Le Despencer. Collection: British Museum. Sir Francis Dashwood worshipping Venus (BM 1868,0808.4138)