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A young couple face one another during a dance watched with interest by another woman in the background. Etching and aquatint.
Wellcome Collection

A young couple face one another during a dance watched with interest by another woman in the background. Etching and aquatint.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Admiration. While graceful Marian leads the gay Quadrille, what new sensations Henry's bosom fill, an introduction gained, the youth advances and hopes she's disengaged the next two dances.

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