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Creation Date

1808 (original)

Geography

England

Culture

English

Medium

Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Dimensions

Without mat: 4 5/8 × 7 in. (11.7 × 17.8 cm)

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.30

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Beneath image, lower left: "13 Brooks's Club"

Beneath image, lower left: "14 Royal Academy"

Creator Biography

Thomas Rowlandson, English, 1757–1827 (artist).

Description

Hand-colored engraving of figures in formal wear milling around in a crowded room with high ceilings and walls lined with impressive, grand paintings in ornate gilt frames.

Published by Rudolph Ackermann from "Microcosm of London" vol 1. copyright Royal Academy

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