Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 9/16 × 8 3/16 in. (14.2 × 20.8 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
59.533.1620(17)
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Art Historical Context
"The Terrace," a hand-colored etching and aquatint from 1813, captures a lively social scene typical of early 19th-century British leisure. Created through a collaboration between artist Thomas Rowlandson, James Green, publisher Rudolph Ackermann, and printmaker Joseph Constantine Stadler, the small print depicts men and women gathered on an outdoor terrace, reflecting the fashionable gatherings of the Regency era. Rowlandson’s distinctive style brings a touch of gentle humor and keen observation to the figures, highlighting the social dynamics of the time. The medium of hand-colored etching ...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|James Green|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Joseph Constantine Stadler · 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...