[Galvanism, or, The miraculous recovery of the unfortunate Miss Baily]
A young woman sits despairingly on the edge of a bed, with the end of a garter round her neck; the other end dangles from the bed-tester. She watches a servant holding a foppish, elderly naval officer by the collar as he flourishes a cudgel. At his feet lie a set of bellows. On the wall is a framed...
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| Summary: | A young woman sits despairingly on the edge of a bed, with the end of a garter round her neck; the other end dangles from the bed-tester. She watches a servant holding a foppish, elderly naval officer by the collar as he flourishes a cudgel. At his feet lie a set of bellows. On the wall is a framed picture of Venus and Adonis with Cupid |
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| Item Description: | A drawing for the illustrated songsheet "Galvanism, or, The miraculous recovery of the unfotunate [sic] Miss Baily", published by Laurie & Whittle in 1807, which tells the tale of a servant Darby Daly who discovers the young Miss Baily hanging, and after reviving her with bellows, forces her seducer to marry her Backed with Japanese tissue; with the title "The outraged husband" printed on mount Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10938 Cf. Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank: a catalogue raisonné, 1144 Signed "George Cruikshank" lower right. The British Museum catalogue attributes the design to George's father Isaac in its description of the print engraved after this drawing. Cohn similarly suggests that this design "was probably the work chiefly of Isaac" This Yale-originated record is shareable under Creative Commons license CC0 Title from published print based on this drawing |
| Physical Description: | 1 drawing : pen and ink, ink wash, and watercolor ; sheet 16.6 x 23 cm |