Dura educatio. / Dum jucunda fugit prudentis gratia vultus, / Filiolam mater fingere nulla potest. / Evitat duram vigilaris prudential mentem, / Severaque tamen pectoral lege regit.
I.I. Haid exc. A.V.
[n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint. Plate 381 x 280mm. 15" x 11". Very fine.
A stern mother looks on as her daughter knits. A poem advocating a hard upbringing.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 9202] £380.00
[n.d. c.1750.]
Mezzotint. Plate 381 x 280mm. 15" x 11". Very fine.
A stern mother looks on as her daughter knits. A poem advocating a hard upbringing.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 9202] £380.00