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Confession.
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Confession.

Dateca. 1760
Publisher fl. 1754 - ca. 1764
Engraver
After work by
Publisher ca.1689 - 1767
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 14" x OW: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-214
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Confession./ G. Vandermyn Pinx.t/ R. Houston fecit./ Here the Fair humble Penitent behold,/ To the good Father all her Sins unfold,/ He hears, absolves.-But mark his leering Eyes,/ And judge by them where his Devotion lies./ Printed for Tho.s Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at y.e Black Horse in Cornhill."ProvenanceBefore 1975, Bookpress, Ltd. (Williamsburg, VA); 1975-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).