Miseries of social life [graphic] / Rowlandson 1807.
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Description
- Title
- Miseries of social life [graphic] / Rowlandson 1807.
- Alternative Title
- Walking in a wind that cuts to the bone, with a narrative companion ...
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Beresford, James,--1764-1840.--Miseries of human life--Illustrations.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership. - Published / Created
- 1807
- Copyright Date
- [1807]
- Publication Place
- [London]
- Abstract
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"Two men wearing overcoats stand facing each other in a driving wind. In the background a man and woman are driven before the blast."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description
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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: Walking in a wind that cuts to the bone, with a narrative companion whose mind and body cannot move at the same time, or in other words who as he gets on with his stories, thinks it necessary, at every other sentence, to stand stock still, face about, and make you do the same ...
Title etched below image. - Extent
- 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 14 x 10.7 cm, on sheet 24.6 x 17.4 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. 9
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Book illustrations.
Etchings--England--London--1807.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1807. - Subject (Name)
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Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Beresford, James,--1764-1840.--Miseries of human life--Illustrations.
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.
- Citation
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Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8, no. 10839
Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 122
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12916161
- Object ID (OID)
- 11792037
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