print
- Museum number
- 1875,0814.1433
- Title
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Object: No. 12
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Series: The Winter's Day Delineated
- Description
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A winged figure with a flame above his head, representing merit, kneeling bowed at the foot of a monument on which is perched a crowing peacock, an orb, pipe, books and papers beside him, while a female figure representing hope, lies exhausted with her anchor on the right; illustration to Mrs. Robinson's poem, after Cosway. 1803
Etching and aquatint printed in brown ink on brown paper
- Production date
- 1803
- Dimensions
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Height: 233 millimetres (image)
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Height: 280 millimetres (sheet, approx.)
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Width: 289 millimetres (image)
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Width: 355 millimetres (sheet, approx.)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For more information on the set, see 1875,0814.1422.
No.12
'Tis where neglected Merit sighs,
Where Hope, exhausted, silent dies,
Where virtue starves by pride oppress'd
Till ev'ry stream that warms the breast
Forebears to flow!
(Alexander 73)
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Winter's Day
- Acquisition date
- 1875
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1875,0814.1433