Preview
Creation Date
1821-1822
Medium
Etching with hand colored Aquatint
Dimensions
5.5 x 8.75, 12 x 14.75 (in frame)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.57
Provenance
Published 1821-1822 by R. Ackermann, in the book "The History of Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax"
Creator Biography
Thomas Rowlandson, British, born in Old Jewry, London, England, 1757-1827.
Description
A crowd of cartoonish figures gather in a room with walls lined with grand, gilt-framed paintings. To the right of the composition, a hunch-backed servant opens a door to reveal a painter at work, painting the portrait of an elegant lady in the room, who is turned to face him.
Keywords
british print, etching, thomas rowlandson, 2015.57