About this image...

Image Title: A Touch Of The Times, 1720

Date: Ca. 1720

Summary: Print shows a woman playing cards with a monkey dressed as a man, two figures in masquerade attend to them, above and in the background are a musician, a man and a woman, and a cuckold, also seated is an owl smoking a pipe.

Notes: Includes verse: Behold the ages pleasant sceen displayed, / The antick world in it's true maskerade, / My lady with Sr. Monkey holds the cards, / Whilst city dame a better sport regards, / Buffons do gulk those who pretend to w[...], / Whilst the grave owle do's over see'r sit [...].

Subjects: Animals in human situations--1710-1730
Card games--England--1710-1730
Gambling--England--1710-1730
Women--Social life--England--1710-1730

Original Media: Etching

Collections: Cartoon Prints, British » more info...

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