Faro's Daughters, or the Kenyonian blow up to Gamblers, 16 May 1796
Scope and Contents
By Isaac Cruikshank. Three ladies stand in three pillories, two on small low platforms, the third resting the tips of her toes on a pair of stocks, straddling across Fox, who sits between the legs of the prisoner which he holds firmly, his own feet projecting through the stocks, one shoeless and in a ragged stocking; his expression is melancholy. In the foreground (left), Lord Kenyon in wig and gown, seated on the ground, crouches over a bonfire of implements of gaming: a broken table, dice-boxes, and cards. The three pillories are marked with letters to indicate their occupants. [In another impression these letters have been scraped out] On the left 'S' indicates Mrs. Sturt, a middle-aged woman, her head in profile to the right. In the centre, 'A' for Lady Archer whose vulture-profile is unmistakable. On the right 'C.' indicates Mrs. Concannon, a pretty young woman, full-face, with bare breasts, who indecorously bestraddles Fox. In the background a fourth pilloried lady stands in back view, her petticoats looped up and attached to the pillory, exposing her bare posteriors. (Perhaps Lady Buckinghamshire, but not resembling her in figure.) A crowd of spectators is indicated. On the extreme left stands another judge; his profile suggests Loughborough. Hand-coloured etching. Description by The British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 16 May 1796
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Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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