Apple Picking

The explanation of this engraving begins by comparing the woman depicted to Galatea and her naughty behavior, though the writer quickly backtracks and assures viewers that she holds no sort of ill will. The most interesting aspect of this article to me was the inclusion of a male figure. He isn't in the engraving itself, which makes the writer's decision to invoke a masculine presence even more bizarre. This could speak to the need for a constant male chaperone because women couldn't exist in the public sphere without one, or to the subconscious needs of the author, who desires and wants to imagine women as always tethered to a man.

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1 Oct 1881