Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Reissue? Cf. No. 8196 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Reissue of Grego, J. Rowlandson, v.i, p. 313-4., Temporary local subject terms: Skates -- Marquees., Watermark: J Whatman 1815., Printmaker's name and date partially erased from this copy., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
"Skaters have fallen upon breaking ice, some lie flat; heads and legs and arms emerge in wild confusion. In the middle distance (right) two skaters, one a parson, flee headlong from the danger-spot. On the shore (left) three men stand watching the catastrophe with amusement. Farther off is a marquee within which are tiny figures seated at a table."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cold broth and calamity
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Watermark: Strassbourg lilly on shield with coronet.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 26, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, England, Ice skating, Skaters, and Marquees
