print
- Museum number
- 1953,0214.60
- Description
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A young lady at confession; on the right, a monk leans on his elbow, right hand resting on a Bible, lecherously looking sideways at a young girl beside him, who stands holding a rosary, looking down sorrowfully with tears running down her cheek, she wears a veil on her head. On the ledge are various symbols of mortality, and a paper, lettered "O mihi prateritos referet si! &c", to the far right stands an altar with a Crucifix and a painting of Jesus; above the vaulted archway in the background hangs a tablet, lettered with an excerpt from Milton's 'Paradise Lost', book V, beginning "But silently a gentle tear let fall...". 1776
Mezzotint
- Production date
- 1776
- Dimensions
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Height: 590 millimetres
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Width: 401 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- At the Society of Artists in 1771 James Millar of Birmingham showed 'A lady at confession (A young lady. This motto underneath, "Infantium Regina jubes renovare Dolores.")', no. 83.
For a impression of a later state, with verses, see 2010,7081.2589
Laurie produced a second plate of the same composition, in the reverse direction: see 2010,7081.1215.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1953
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1953,0214.60
