At home and abroad Abroad and at home / [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[28 February 1807]engTwo designs on one plate. Design on top: A fat woman sits in a nightgown on the edge of a curtained bed while her husband (right) yawns in an armchair, glass and decanter beside him. He has dropped a (broken) pipe and his book: 'Memoirs of an Amorous Fat Rump'd Old Tabby'. She watches him anxiously, holding out his nightshirt to the fire (left). An elderly maidservant leaves the room with warming-pan and candle, looking over her shoulder much amused. On the chimney-piece by the bed are bottles labelled 'Restorative Drop' and 'Corn Plais[ter]'. A cat and kitten sit by the fire. Design below: A young man and a pretty courtesan caress each other on a sofa. Beside them are wine and fruit on a round table; a dog sits on hind legs looking up at the couple. Behind a curtain (right) a degraded-looking woman drinks furtively. See British Museum online catalogueTwo distinct designs on one plate each titled separately.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 14 x 19.2 cm.Imperfect, top design only.Mounted at the top of leaf 44 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.