The French Lady in London

DateCa. 1771

MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching

DimensionsOH: 12 1/8" x OW: 8 5/8"; plate: H: 10 5/8" x W: 7 5/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-605

DescriptionLower margin reads: "THE FRENCH LADY in LONDON/ William, Toutou, Perroqué et Romina gros bis depouvante se fourreroient, dans un trou de souris."
Label TextThe prints depicts the interior of a room, of which the door appears to have suddenly opened to admit a tall lady. The lady has a coiffure which towers above her head, doubling her apparent height. She is courtesying to the great dismay of a gentleman who, before her entrance, had been reading a scroll which drops to the floor from the table where he had placed it. He rises so suddenly that the table is overthrown. A dog, cat, and parrot are equally astounded and alarmed.

ProvenanceUnknown.