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Desire. (BM 2004,1130.41), No. 7: See BMSat 9628. A young woman (right) sleeps, head in profile to the left, leaning against the back of a chair.  An elderly man leans towards her, inspecting her avidly through an eye-glass. The figures (three-quarter length) are cut off by the side margins. Beneath the design: 'Female Attraction is frequently the cause of this Passion - as above represented in the delineation of the Old Beau, & the sleeping Lady.'  1800
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Desire. (BM 2004,1130.41), Uploads by copyfraud, Satirical prints in the British Museum, paper, Print made by: Thomas Rowlandson : After: George Moutard Woodward : Published by: Ackermann, Desire.
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欲望。。若い女性が、椅子の後ろに寄りかかって、左に横向きに寝る。老人が眼鏡で彼女の方へ寄り添い、彼女の様子をよく調べる。人物像は横縁によって切断されている。意匠の由来:「女性像は、しばしばこの受難の原因である。上は、古き良き美人の描写で表され、眠れる貴婦人」 1800 手彩色のエッチング
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欲望。。
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acerbity admiration portly shrill shrilling shrillness astonishment flinty undesirable plum pudding desire spinster avid avidly abstraction sleep off notion sleep together jalousie jealousy inclination leaning back unconscious unconsciously preference abstractionism lean back desperation unresponsiveness despair accompaniment