Perseus and Andromeda. (BM 1868,0808.5103)

A companion print to BMSat 6731. Andromeda, a fat woman wearing a cap, is shackled by the wrists to a rock (right.) by the edge of the sea. She screams at the approach of a cat-like monster with a scaly tail which swims towards her. Perseus (left), an elderly man wearing jack-boots, rides through the air on an ass; he is armed with a spit which he raises to strike the monster. Across the water in the distance spectators wave their hats and cheer; they are in the dress of the period. 16 January 1784
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