Doctor Convex and Lady Concave [graphic]
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11791883
Description
- Title
- Doctor Convex and Lady Concave [graphic]
- Contributor
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher. - Published / Created
- [20 November 1802]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Novr. 20, 1802, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Abstract
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"A man with a prodigious stomach and projecting nose and mouth stands at left in profile, opposite an elderly woman whose profile is shaped to accommodate his, having a crescent face with projecting forehead and chin, her body bent back and curved in at the waist and stomach, with bent knees."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
"Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter, is he not also the only one that deserves to be laughed at?"--Text below title.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 26 x 18.6 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark with slight loss of statement of responsibilty.
Mounted on leaf 8 of volume 8 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.2 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 27 x 21 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1802
Etchings England London 1802 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Obesity
Physiognomy - Subjects
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Obesity
Physiognomy
England > 1802
England > London > 1802
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- 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.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 8381191
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791883
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