English: A drunken orgy with fifteen figures at a round table, drinking and engaged in intercourse; a nearly naked woman dancing on the table, a man vomiting at lower right, numerous bottles on the floor at lower left. Etching with stipple
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Associated with: Henry Barry, 8th Earl of Barrymore
The design is closely related in composition and spirit to 'Days of prosperity in Gloucester Place, or a kept mistress in high feather', a satire on the Mary Anne Clarke scandal by Rowlandson, dated 24th February 1809 (BM Satires 11222). Both the 7th and 8th earls of Barrymore had reputations as rakes, and Henry, the 8th earl from 1793, was supposed to have 'assisted' at orgies held by the Prince of Wales, making it likely that he is indicated here (information from Caitlyn Lehmann).
Lit.: Vic Gatrell, 'City of Laughter' (London: Atlantic Books, 2006), pp. 403-5.
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