Emanuel College, Cambridge
October 31, 1811
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 9 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (23.1 × 32 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 1/4 in. (24.3 × 33.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.1250
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About this artwork
This hand-colored etching and aquatint, created in October 31, 1811, represents significant artistic achievement by Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London, a British artist. The piece demonstrates the technical capabilities and aesthetic conventions of British art during this historical period. Working in hand-colored etching and aquatint, the artist employed materials and techniques characteristic of the era, creating visual effects that convey both subject matter and artistic vision. Muse...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London · 1756–1827
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) was an English artist and caricaturist whose satirical watercolors and prints captured the social life of Georgian Britain with unparalleled wit and technical mastery. Alongside James Gillray, he is recognized as one of the greatest British graphic artists, and his distinctive flowing line and keen observations have made his work integral to understanding late 18th an...