"Pamela, Plate 4" (no title)

DateJuly 1, 1745

After work by Joseph Highmore (ca. 1692-1780)

Engraver Antoine Benoist (1721 - 1770)

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving with etching

DimensionsOH: 12 1/2" x 16 3/8" (includes false margins); Plate H: 11 3/4" x W: 14 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-280,4

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Jos. Highmore inv.t et pinxit./ A. Benoist sculp./ Pamela having dicided her Clothes into three Bundles, in order to leave the House, rejects/ that containing her Masters presents, calling it the wicked bundle, & harangues over her own little/ Parcel, which she huggs in her Arms; this occasions an exclamation from M.rs Jervis: M.r B. in y.e Closet/ listening./ Pamela ayant separe ses hardes en trois paquets, dans le dessein de quitter la maison,/ fait un discours touchant au sujet du sien propre, qu'elle tient entre ses bras; ce qui donne lieu a/ Mad.me Jervis de faire des exclamations M.r B. est aux ecoutes dans le cabinet./ Published according to Act of Parliament July 1.st 1745."