Eloisa.Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose, [/] That well known name awakens all my woes. Pope's Eloisa to Abelard.
Angelica Kauffman pinx.t. W.Wynne Ryland Sculp.t.
Published Nov. 28, 1779 by W.W. Ryland No.159 Strand, London.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. 310 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"), with large margins. Slight staining. 1 spot above publication line.
A scene from Pope's 'Eloisa to Abelard' in which the character of Eloisa, now a nun confesses to the reawakening of her feelings for her husband Abelard who is now a monk. The scene shows Eloisa, sat on a chair in her nun's habit, having just read the letter.
[Ref: 42509] £290.00
Published Nov. 28, 1779 by W.W. Ryland No.159 Strand, London.
Stipple, printed in sanguine. 310 x 400mm (12 x 15¾"), with large margins. Slight staining. 1 spot above publication line.
A scene from Pope's 'Eloisa to Abelard' in which the character of Eloisa, now a nun confesses to the reawakening of her feelings for her husband Abelard who is now a monk. The scene shows Eloisa, sat on a chair in her nun's habit, having just read the letter.
[Ref: 42509] £290.00