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Ducking a scold [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist, publisher
Published / Created:
[12 April 1812]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A angry old hag sitting in a chair is lowered into a body of water by jeering crowd. A little boy on the right urinates in her direction. A cat in a bowl floating in the water howls in her direction. A calf sits between the large man blowing a trumput. Various people in the crowd show their merriment by dancing, hitting a pot with a hammer, blowing a horn, and drinking gin
Description:
Title etched below image., "Inv. 1812" in statement of responsibility scored through but visible., Earllier state published in 1803., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on leaf 15 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 12th, 1812, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St., Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Anger, Cats, Crowds, Trumpets, and Urination
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ducking a scold [graphic]

2.
A brace of brimstones [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1806]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two prostitutes stand on a street identified as the notorious Gunpowder Alley; the one woman on the right with crossed-arms turns her head to talk to a short man. On the left, a man in a shop with a sign over the door "Booth's Best British Gin" pours a glass for a woman who stands at the counter. On the wall behind the two women are posters: "Leakes slavation exploded one small pill is a dose ..." and "Globe Insuranc. Lives & Property saved from Fire."
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on leaf 34 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 7th, 1806, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James Street, Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Billboard posters, Gin, and Prostitutes
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A brace of brimstones [graphic].