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Keep within Compass and you shall be sure, to avoid many troubles which others endure. Satirical print. Published by: Bowles & Carver. After: Robert Dighton. British, 1785. A young woman stands within a compass inscribed 'Fear God', holding an open book inscribed 'The Pleasures of Imagination Realized'. At her feet is an open chest full of guineas from which hang bank-notes and jewels; it is inscribed 'The Reward of Virtue'. Hand-colored mezzotint, 350 x 249 mm. 1935,0522.3.63.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART544816
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4538px × 6115px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
Compass, geometric
Daily life
Domestic
Enlightenment, Age of the
Feminism
Georgian and Regency (1715-1837)
History
Mezzotint
Print
Satire
Social History
Woman