The Man and his two Wives · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Man and his two Wives
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; London (England); United Kingdom
Description: There is a man in the center of two females. One female appears to be younger and one female appears to be older. Each of the female characters clothing is different from each other. Their body image/posture is much different than each other. The female on the right is the one who appears to be older. She is seated on a couch. The man is to her left, also seated on a couch, wearing a robe. The other female is to the left of the man and is standing near his side. Both females are wearing long dresses, covering each different areas of the body. There is a curtain of sorts to the right of the image in the background and a large window to the left of the image background. Some type of decoration on the front side of the couch.
Image Creator: A. Walker (Engraver);Anonymous (Original Illustrator); A. Walker (Engraver); Anonymous (Original Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Etching, Engraving
Identifier: mta:28185
Language: eng
Source Name: Fables Translated from AEsop and Other Authors
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28185_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: men; women; wives; polygamy; marriage