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The Pleasures Of The Married State / W. Proud Del. Et Sculp.

The Pleasures Of The Married State / W. Proud Del. Et Sculp.

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TITLE:  The pleasures of the married state / W. Proud del. et sculp. CALL NUMBER:  PC 2 - Pleasures of the married state (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-59621 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  Print shows a family gathering around a table, the husband, seated, is instructing a son who stands next to him with an open book, and the wife, seated opposite, holds an infant daughter, the children mimic the parent's costume; in the background is a painting of Jesus changing water to wine during the wedding feast. Includes eight lines of verse promoting marriage. MEDIUM:  1 print : engraving. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  London : Printed for Robt. Sayer in Fleet Street, & Jno. Smith in Cheapside, [between 1770 and 1789] NOTES: Title from item. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Marriage--England--1770-1790. Families--England--1770-1790. Domestic life--England--1770-1790. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1770-1790.Engravings British 1770-1790. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b07363 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b07363 CONTROL #:  2003675451