Ducking a scold [graphic] / Rowlandson inv. 1812.

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Title: Ducking a scold [graphic] / Rowlandson inv. 1812.
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist, publisher.
Contributor: Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher, artist.
Copyright Date: [12 April 1812]
Abstract: A angry old hag sitting in a chair is lowered into a body of water by jeering crowd. A little boy on the right urinates in her direction. A cat in a bowl floating in the water howls in her direction. A calf sits between the large man blowing a trumput. Various people in the crowd show their merriment by dancing, hitting a pot with a hammer, blowing a horn, and drinking gin.
Description: "Inv. 1812" in statement of responsibility scored through but visible.
Earllier state published in 1803.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title etched below image.
Extent: 1 print : etching and drypoint with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 36.4 x 27 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: still image
Genre: Etchings--England--London--1812.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1812.
Subject (Name): Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher, artist.
Subject (Topic): Anger.
Cats.
Crowds.
Trumpets.
Urination.

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.
Citation: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 42