F C Hunt after E Wright
Mathematical Merry Thoughts Plate 2
London, Harrison Isaacs ca. 1830
Etching with aquatint
Original hand colouring
200 x 255 mm
£150
A pair of figures made up of geometrical shape stand facing front, their eyes looking to the side towards each other. He says ; Your Eyes are Lode Stars and your tongues sweet air. More tunable than lark to Shepherds ear. Shakespeare. She replies ; I pray the ,gentle mortal, sing again Mine ear is much enamour’d of thy note. So is mine eye enthralled to thy Shape. Ibid
