Dr. Syntax sketching the lake [graphic]

Description

Title: Dr. Syntax sketching the lake [graphic]
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
Contributor: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 February 1815]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Feby. 1, 1815, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Abstract: "Syntax seated on the horse Grizzle, sketching the overcast Lake District scene in front of him, Grizzle grazing precipitously at the water's edge, a fisherman with dog, rod and basket standing behind him at right, trying to attract his attention, a party of tourists looking on from a boat in the mid-distance at left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a different version of the same design
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from: Combe, W. The tour of Dr. Syntax in search of the picturesque. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1815.
"Pl. 16"--Upper right corner.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Matted to 26 x 32 cm.
Provenance: Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : image 11 x 18.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English