A thin, worn-out author sits at his table under the window in his small garret in the attic. He leans his chin on his hand as he writes with his quill pen. A thin dog sits at his feet. A robust man (a bailiff?) with a cane confronts him presumably with bills. His bed is folded up against the wall
Alternative Title:
Miseries of authorship
Description:
Title etched below image., "Designed & etched for The British mercury." Cf. British Museum catalogue., Attributed to Rowlandson in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Trades: Bookseller -- Garret -- Bed., and Mounted to 20 x 26 cm.
