Thoughts on Matrimony
William Ward
(British, 1766−1826)
After
John Raphael Smith
(British, 1752−1812)
Date1786
Dimensions8 1/8 x 7 in. (20.6 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, Jr., 1978
Accession number1978.3.118
CommentaryTHOUGHTS ON MATRIMONY: Take thus much of my counsel, marry not in haste; for she that takes the best of Husbands, puts but on a golden fetter.
London publish'd May 25th 1786; by J.R. Smith N. 83 Oxford Street
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Thomas Gainsborough
ca. 1760
