Palemon and Lavinia
Date1805
After work by
James Gillray
Engraver
William Humphrey
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 11" x OW: 15 1/4" (plate trimmed to the platemark"
Credit LineGift of Mr. Philip Pinsof
Object number1979-389
DescriptionLower margin reads: "London Publish'd Jan.y 23.d 1805 by H. Humphrey N.o 27 S.t James Street/ J.C Esq.e del.s --/ PALEDON and LAVINIA,____/ "He saw her charming;_but he sw not half"/ "The Charms her downcast Modesty conceal'd--""ProvenanceBefore 1979, Philip Pinsof (Highland Park, IL); 1979-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
