Miseries of the country [graphic] / Rowlandson inv. 1806.

Creator:

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.

Published/Created:

[London]
1806

Copyright Date:

[1806]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 10.5 x 14.8 cm, on sheet 16.4 x 24.6 cm

Notes:

Illustration to James Beresford's Miseries of human life, 1806. See no. 10815 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8.
One of a group of prints on the topic of "miseries," etched by Rowlandson and issued in several series by Ackermann, that were later collected and published as the volume: Rowlandson, T. Miseries of human life. [London] : Published December 14, 1808, by R. Ackermann ..., [1808]. See British Museum catalogue and Grego.
Text below title: Losing your way on foot at night in a storm of wind and rain, and this immediately after leaving a merry fire side.
Title etched below image.

Abstract:

"An elderly couple walk arm-in-arm, preceded by a dog and a frightened footman carrying a lantern. The man is fat, the woman thin. She wears pattens and her petticoats are kilted up; he holds a small umbrella. Behind (left) is a neo-Gothic house among trees."--British Museum online catalogue.

Variant Titles:

Losing your way on foot at night in a storm of wind and rain ...

Topics:

Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Beresford, James,--1764-1840.--Miseries of human life--Illustrations.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.

Language:

English

Genre:

Book illustrations.
Etchings--England--London--1806.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1806.
Watermarks (Paper)--J. Whatman Turkey Mills.--CtY-BR

Format:

Image

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 9

Orbis Record:

12915118

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11792836

Citation:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10840
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 122

Extent of digitization:

Complete folder digitized.

OID:

11792032

PID:

digcoll:3997018