How to seymoure [see more] then we like–A Cunning Mystery

1822

Not on view

In this satire Lady Conyngham and her son, Lord Francis Seymour hide at right, having created an apparition to frighten a Captain in the Life Guards (Horace Beauchamp Seymour, grandson of the first Marquis of Hertford). Carrying a bottle labelled "Magic Oil" and wearing a black mask, Lady Conyngham says, "I've carried the joke too far, the nerves of the most valiant are to be shaken. I solemnly swear never to practice the Art of Second Sight again." The identity of the dead figure named Curzon remains obscure.

Artwork Details

Title: How to seymoure [see more] then we like–A Cunning Mystery
Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Publisher: John Johnston (British, active 1809–33)
Subject: Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham (British, 1769–1861)
Subject: Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham (British, 1797–1876)
Subject: Captain Horace Beauchamp Seymour (British, 1791–1851)
Date: 1822
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27 × 35.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
Object Number: 1976.602.81
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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