A short fat man (left) dressed as a military officer, clasps the inflated petticoats of a thin woman who walks away from him, looking over her left shoulder, her hand raised in a negative gesture. She is much taller than her admirer, and shows a hideous profile, her mouth wide open; her attitude is theatrical. She wears a high cap and the extended petticoats which had recently been fashionable (see bmsat 7099, &c). He looks up at her with a yearning smile. Both are grotesquely caricatured. Beneath the design is etched:
"turn fair clora, turn, ah cruel, turn again. " 14 may 1792
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 321 mm; Width: 241 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Thomas Vanhagen. Collection: British Museum. A duet. (BM 1851,0901.602)
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