The Matrimonial Ladder, a visual satire, unfolds through a hand-tinted panorama of engravings with verse representing “Admiration,” “Flirtation,” “Approbation,” “Declaration,” “Hesitation,” “Agitation,” “Acceptation,””Solemnization,” “Possession,” “Rumination,””Alteration,” “Alteration,” “Irritation,” “Disputation,” “Desperation,” “Detestation,” “Separation,” and “Reconciliation.”
[PANORAMA]. E[GERTON], M., [Daniel Thomas]. Matrimonial Ladder! Or Such things are Drawn by M. E. Esqr. Engrav’d by G. Hunt. London: Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket,1825. (Description and images from David Brass Rare Books, Inc. Please click on link above to enter this amazing rare book site.)
