Frog hunting [graphic].

Description

Title: Frog hunting [graphic].
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: April 20th, 1790.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Abstract: "Three Frenchmen stand crouching in a shallow pond trying to catch the frogs which swim wildly. They are unsuitably dressed for their occupation. Two wear swords, one with 'chapeau bras', and a long pigtail queue, the other two have bag-wigs. A woman wearing short petticoats, frilled cap, and a cross suspended from her neck, stands on the bank holding a sunshade and four frogs strung on a stick. Behind are trees."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description: Title etched below image.
Attributed to Rowlandson in descriptions of an earlier state in the British Museum catalogue and Grego.
Later state of a print originally published with the imprint "Pubd. Jany. 10, 1790, by I. Rowlandson, No. 50 Poland Street." See No. 7768 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6. See also: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 269-270.
Provenance: Purchased from Andrew Forryan; February 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.3 x 30 cm, on sheet 24.8 x 32 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English