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Pandora Opening Her Box
Pandora Opening Her Box

Pandora Opening Her Box

Primary (London, England, 1757–1815)
NationalityEnglish, Europe
Date1809
MediumEtching and aquatint with hand-coloring
DimensionsSheet: 19 × 13 3/4 in. (48.3 × 35 cm)
Additional Dimension: 14 1/8 × 10 3/16 in. (35.8 × 25.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Anonymous gift, 2010.72
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2010.72
On View
Not on view
Label Text
Illustrating a scandal that absorbed the public for months, Mary Anne Clarke is pictured before the bar of the House of Commons. She and her lover, the Duke of York, were accused of selling army commissions at bargain prices. The Duke resigned shortly after being acquitted; Clarke, however, was convicted of libel and imprisoned.