Touch for Touch or a Female Physician in Full Practice
May 1, 1811
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (34.3 × 24.3 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
59.533.1406
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About this artwork
"Touch for Touch or a Female Physician in Full Practice" by Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson (British) from May 1, 1811 represents an important work in prints. Created in hand-colored etching, this work demonstrates technical skill and artistic vision. As a print, it demonstrates reproductive techniques of the period. The artwork reflects aesthetic values of its time, offering insight into artistic practices and cultural context. It demonstrates the evolution of artistic expression and technical me...