Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
She stoops to conquer.
Call Number
D North 52/GC112/Box 17/Normal/Prints/Titles Sc-So GA 2014.00483
Identifier
ark:/88435/wh247124t
Publisher
[London] : [s.n.], n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1756-1827
Extent
1 item ; sheet 25.7 x 35.5 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
References
Grego II, pp. 201-202 (March 10, 1811)
Tegg no. 61
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Central room of a prison. Various strong doors and iron-grated windows open on the chamber. Bolts, padlocks and strings of fetters indicate the nature of the security. Behind a grating is seen a prisoner, on whose behalf a buxom damsel is supposed to "stoop to conquer", since by dint of a plentiful repast, renewed strong potations, and those tender cajoleries which are believed to be the special weapons of the fair, the lady is evidently endeavoring to gain possession of the precious keys which will enable her to set her imprisoned swain at liberty.
Signed in plate, lower left: "Rowlandson del.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Caricature
Prisoners—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Seduction—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoon
Deception—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoon
City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/3f4ca04c-ffca-4bb5-9ba1-fa6e71a166e6/manifest