This picture influenced by an earlier work by Hogarth(below). Holeman Hunt has loaded with symbolic gestures and objects which give clues to the situation and intentions of the female protagonist. The picture is laden with clues; the clasped hand acts as a focal point to which the left hand is without a wedding ring which lead to clues that she may have indecent reasons for being there, the glove on the floor and hat dropped behind the chair suggest a hasty situation is taking place. The encased clock, and cat toying with the bird suggest a 'kept' status.
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