Gallery›Wellcome Collection›In a lady's bedchamber a young woman struggles as a man pulls her towards him clutching at her dress; on the wall is an emblematic image of Cupid lighting a rocket. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself.
In a lady's bedchamber a young woman struggles as a man pulls her towards him clutching at her dress; on the wall is an emblematic image of Cupid lighting a rocket. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself.
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In a lady's bedchamber a young woman struggles as a man pulls her towards him clutching at her dress; on the wall is an emblematic image of Cupid lighting a rocket. Engraving by W. Hogarth after himself.

William Hogarth

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Lettering: Invented engraved and published Dec:br ye: 15th: 1736 by Wm: Hogarth pursuant to an act of parliament.

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