Manchester Art Gallery

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast



Music has charms to soothe the savage breast

Summary

A hand-coloured satirical print of a young woman playing the harpsichord. She faces the viewer and wears a blue hat and dress trimmed with lace. Alongside the woman, a portly gentleman snoozes on a sofa.


Object Name

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast

Date Created

1786

accession number

1945.128

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
British

Support

paper

Medium


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