Keep Within Compass
Print
1786 (made)
1786 (made)
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Representation of the rewards of virtue and the consequences of vice. A man stands under the span of a pair of compasses within a circular border with lettering; in the corner are scenes showing the miseries of vice, a ship being tossed about on the high seas, and faces behind the bars of a prison. Lettered with title and 'Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure' and 'Industry Produces Wealth'.
Object details
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Title | Keep Within Compass |
Materials and techniques | Engraving, coloured by hand |
Brief description | Hand-coloured engraving by an unknown artist after Robert Dighton, entitled 'Keep Within Compass'. Great Britain, 1786. |
Physical description | Representation of the rewards of virtue and the consequences of vice. A man stands under the span of a pair of compasses within a circular border with lettering; in the corner are scenes showing the miseries of vice, a ship being tossed about on the high seas, and faces behind the bars of a prison. Lettered with title and 'Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure' and 'Industry Produces Wealth'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Keep Within Compass And You Shall Be Sure, To Avoid Many Troubles Which Others Endure
'Industry Produces Wealth' (Lettered with title and) |
Credit line | Given by the Executors of Mr. H. Clifford Smith |
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Accession number | E.4898-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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