The Harlowes pass judgement on Clarissa (Clarissa, Rivington 1768 fig1) - Wale

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The Harlowes pass judgement on Clarissa (Clarissa, Rivington 1768 fig1) - Wale

The Harlowes pass judgement on Clarissa (Clarissa, Rivington 1768 fig1) - Wale

Image series :
Richardson, Clarissa, Londres, J. Rivington, 1768

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Artist :
Wale, Samuel (1721-1786)
Grignion, Charles (1721-1810), dit l’Ancien, graveur à Londres
Date :
1768
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre, eau-forte
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
13.3x7.6 cm
Topic :
18th century fiction
Storage Location :
Toulouse, Bibliothèque municipale
FaD 7350, T1 (slide 7279)

Description

Clarisse is summoned before the Harlove family assembly to give an account of Lovelace's visits to her during her stay with her friend Miss Howe.
Clarisse is seated on the left, next to her mother, looking at the reader.
Opposite her and on the other side of the engraving, Clarisse's brother James has his arm in a sling following the wound Lovelace inflicted on him in a duel. His sword can be seen at his side.
Mr. Harlowe, who suffers from gout, holds a cane and has a bandaged foot (CH1985, L7 pp. 58-61; CH1999I, pp. 87-91).

History :
  1. Above the engraving on the left, "Front[ispice] Vol. I".
    Below engraving on left "S. Wale inv[enit] et del[ineavit]", on right "Isaac Taylor Sculp.[sit]"
  2. Frontispiece engraving.
  3. Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 8 BL 29895 (1) B.n.F. Y2 62748-62755 [1774 ed., in-12°]
Indexed items :
Tableau sur le mur
Paravent
Les personnages font groupe et constituent la scène
Textual Sources :
Richardson, Clarissa L007 (Reproches familiaux à Clarisse)

Technical Data

Notice #000692

Image HD

Past ID :
A0011
Image editing :
Scanner
Copyright / Photographer :
Mairie de Toulouse, G. Boussières

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