"Scene on the seashore, with a pretty oyster girl with a basket over her arm standing at right, another young woman examining the oysters, a young man with his hand on the oyster girl's shoulder and another man leering from behind; a young girl and her suitor sitting on the ground at right, an old, hunched couple sitting looking on at left, cannons and anchor on the ground in front; shipping on the sea behind."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides with loss of plate number from upper right. Plate number supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1860,0211.35., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "10" in upper right corner., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on lettered state: J.B.W. Esqr. delin. ; T. Rowlandson etchd., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Proof state of a plate from: McCringer, J. A Compendious Treatise of Modern Education. London : Smeeton, 1802., Publication information based on lettered state with the imprint "Pubd. May 10th, 1802, by T. Rowlandson, No. 1 James Street, Adelphi." Cf. Impression of the lettered state in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, Achenbach Foundation., and Title from lettered state.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher., and Williams, J. B., active 1802, artist.
Attribution to Rowlandson from curator., Date of publication assigned by curator., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges., and Title devised by curator.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"Wooded river landscape, a rowing boat at foreground right next to a bank, a young woman seated on one bench with a basket beside her, a young man standing by the other and helping another woman step into the boat, a dog barking at them; river winding at left, small temple folly beyond to right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "35" in upper right corner., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.