The Harmonic Society [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The Harmonic Society [graphic]
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [1811?]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
A dinner of mostly elderly men has dissolved into a brawl with wigs flying in every direction as they pummel each other with their fists or any tool at hand. In the center a man crawls on his hands and knees, blood pouring from both nostrils, his opponent ready to land him another blow. The one young man of the party dances merrily on top of the table flourishing a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other as the dinnerware scatters in every direction
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Possibly a reissue; the year in Rowlandson's signature appears to have been altered from "1810" to "1811." See British Museum catalogue.
A publication date of 1810 is given by Grego, who is perhaps describing an earlier state.
Text below title: The assemblies of women are too frequently marked by malice to each other, and slander to the absent, the meetings of men by noise, inebriety and wrangling.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.2 x 36.2 cm.
Watermark: 1809.
Mounted on leaf 74 of volume 11 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 : sheet 28 x 39 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. 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1811
Etchings England London 1811
Watermarks (Paper)
Watermarks (Paper) 1809 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Eating & drinking
Fighting
Clubs - Subjects
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Eating & drinking
Fighting
Clubs
England > 1811
England > London > 1811
1809
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
- 9082364
- Object ID (OID)
- 11793180
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