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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1785]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two designs on one plate. Top (BMSat 6868): A young woman lies under a tree asleep, partly supported by a small beer barrel; a rake is beside her. Next her a young man sits up yawning and stretching. A dog sits beside them; in the distance are sheep. Below (BMSat 6869): A young woman (right) lies full length on a sofa; next her in the opposite corner of the sofa is an elderly man in regimentals, also asleep. The feet of both rest on a chair (left). A cat sleeps on the floor."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Nap in town
- Description:
- Title etched below images. Each image signed and dated in image and each with an imprint statement below., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.0 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 36.7 x 25.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 2 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Place, Broad Street, Soho
- Subject (Topic):
- Agricultural laborers, Cats, Chairs, Couples, Dogs, Obesity, Sheep, Sleeping, Sofas, and Yawning
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nap in the country [graphic]