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A late 18th century oval mezzotint on glass depicting courting couples in a woodland grove, engraved by T. Simon, the base with the rhyming couplets
By Nature prompted, not by Loose Desire,
The Nymphs and Swains, to some kind Grove retire,
There pleas'd they smile, Charm'd at each others Sight
Nor Envy Kings, but love with Fresh Delight.
-- 14in. x 10½in. (36cm. x 27cm.), in a maple frame with gilt slip.
By Nature prompted, not by Loose Desire,
The Nymphs and Swains, to some kind Grove retire,
There pleas'd they smile, Charm'd at each others Sight
Nor Envy Kings, but love with Fresh Delight.
-- 14in. x 10½in. (36cm. x 27cm.), in a maple frame with gilt slip.