Getting into his Billet
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 5/8 in. (12.3 × 19.4 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
59.533.1623(4)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Getting into his Billet a hand-colored etching and aquatint from1815, captures the witty satire of British caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson collaboration with publisher Patrick Martin & Co. Created the close of the Napoleonic Wars—just months after Waterloo—this compact print (4 13/16 × 7 5/8 in.) offers a humorous glimpse into military life. Rowlandson, renowned for his lively, exaggerated depictions of everyday follies skewers the awkward realities of soldiering with his signature blend of etching's sharp lines and aquatint's tonal washes, enhanced by vibrant hand-coloring for added charm. T...
About the Artist
Patrick Martin & Co|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British) · 1775 |1757 –1875 |1827
British, active London, 1813–15|British, London 1757–1827 London