Polygamy
[August 1, 1787], reissued July 1, 1802
Medium
Etching with stipple and softground, printed in brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 13 13/16 in. (36.8 × 35.1 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
59.533.836
Tags
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores|Edward Williams the Elder · 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...