At Least Be Discreet
1789
- Medium
- etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- 38.5 × 27.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-496398
Together these pendant prints depict a couple saying farewell after a romantic rendezvous. Still partially undressed, the woman cautions her lover to keep their tryst a secret. Both the man and the cherub beneath him proudly display a plucked rose as a symbol of sexual triumph. Meanwhile, below the woman, a blindfolded cupid steps toward a precipice, a sign that this lady is about to fall dangerously in love with a rogue. Amusingly, the prints actually depict the artist and his wife, whimsically portraying the mores and fashion of aristocratic society.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2008.111.1
Registry history
- 1789 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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