A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ; engrav'd by Sorrow. – Historic Print
![A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ; engrav'd by Sorrow., London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by S. Lyne at the Globe in Newgate Street, 1752 October 1st. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6c/6c4f1eddfa6c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ; engrav'd by Sorrow.
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The title, "A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimony," and its caption, "drawn by Experience; engrav'd by Sorrow," present the picture as a lesson learned the hard way. Published in London in October 1752 by the print seller S. Lyne at the Globe in Newgate Street, it belongs to a busy trade in cheap moral satires on marriage and vice, many owing a debt to William Hogarth. Its listed subjects, including drunkenness and brothels, show how such prints packed several failings into one scene for viewers to read closely.
| Created / published | London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by S. Lyne at the Globe in Newgate Street, 1752 October 1st. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving and etching. |
| Genre | Satires (Visual works) British 1750-1760.Intaglio prints 1750-1760. |
| Notes | Title from item. Paper watermarked with letters and medallion in middle of print at top and bottom. DLC Print trimmed within plate mark. DLC Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Relations between the sexes--England--1750-1760. Marriage--England--1750-1760. Intoxication--1750-1760. Distress--1750-1760. Brothels--England--1750-1760. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,083 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135023 |
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