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The Good Girl Married to Her Master; The Wanton Laid in Her Grave

Thomas Gaugain, Thomas Hellyer, and others

The Good Girl Married to Her Master; The Wanton Laid in Her Grave

1796

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The Good Girl Married to Her Master; The Wanton Laid in Her Grave

1796

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 505 × 593 mm. (19 7/8 × 23 3/8 in.) Plate: 470 × 544 mm. (18 1/2 × 21 7/16 in.) Image: 409 × 501 mm. (16 1/8 × 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.11856

Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate "Painted by J. Northcote R.A."; below image, center left, in plate "Behold the righteous shall be recompensed / upon the earth. / Prov. XI. Ver. 31. / But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, / and transgressors shall be rooted out of it. / Prov. II. Ver. 22."; below image, center, in plate "London, Published May 1, 1797. by T. Gaugain, No. 15 Five-fields-row, Chelsea, & No. 4 Little Compton Street, Soho. / Diligence & Dissipation / Plate the 10th. & last / The GOOD GIRL Married to her MASTER / The WANTON laid in her GRAVE"; below image, center right, in plate "Voici le juste reçoit sur la terre ce quil / a mérité. / Prov. XI. Ver. 31. / Mais les méchans seront retranchés de la terre, / et les prévaricateurs en seront arrachés. / Prov. II. Ver. 22."; below image, lower right, in plate "Engraved by Gaugain & Hellyer."; below image, lower right, in graphite diamond with "9667(?) / 9" Verso: lower right in graphite "24"

Markings: CM: Claghorn WM: 4971(?)[cut off]

Artist

Thomas Gaugain

1755–1809

French, active in England, 1756 - 1810
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Artist

Thomas Hellyer

1796–1803

British, active c. 1797 - c. 1804
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Artist

James Northcote

1745–1830

English, 1746-1831
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Publisher

Thomas Gaugain

1755–1809

French, active in England, 1756 - 1810
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