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Confession.
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Confession.

Dateca. 1760
Publisher John Bowles and Son (fl. 1754 - ca. 1764)
Engraver Richard Houston (1721-1775)
After work by Joris van der Mijn
Publisher Thomas Bowles II (ca.1689 - 1767)
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 14" x OW: 9 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-214
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Confession./ G. Vandermyn Pinx.t/ R. Houston fecit./ Here the Fair humble Penitent behold,/ To the good Father all her Sins unfold,/ He hears, absolves.-But mark his leering Eyes,/ And judge by them where his Devotion lies./ Printed for Tho.s Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, & John Bowles & Son at y.e Black Horse in Cornhill."