Illustration of two seated women / matchmakers, side on, observing a room, to the left, of men and women socialising / courting. The sit on a settee in the foreground, and in the background of the left room men stand conversing about a woman in front of them whilst she watches a couple dancing and another man stood between her and the dancers pulls at his fingers anxiously. Detailed wood engraving with cross hatching and a thin black border. Artist signature in the bottom left corner. (p.452).