Four o'clock in the country

Four o'clock in the country

Item Information

Title:
Four o'clock in the country
Description:
The episode presented in this picture is the complete reverse of that shown in the companion plate, Four o'clock in Town. While the London rake is being assisted to his late bed the country Nimrod is rising with the dawn. The enthusiast for the chase has tumbled out of his early couch ; his clothes are hastily thrown on in the partial light of daybreak, and he is, while still half-asleep, making terrific exertions to draw on his boots. His wife, who has not had time to commence her toilette, and who, evidently, will resume her interrupted repose on the departure of the hunting party, is standing, exactly as she has left her bed, with a bottle of cordial and a glass, pouring out a nip of comfort to keep out the cold, for the benefit of her sporting spouse.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Name on Item:
Design'd & Etch'd by T. Rowlandson
Date:
October 20, 1790
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Aquatints
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Waking
Clothing & dress
Dogs
Children
Spouses
Extent:
1 print : etching and aquatint ; sheet 32 x 39 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
N3 Piccadilly : S. W. Fores
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Grego, I, p. 281-2
On item: 389
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Identifier:
18_03_000188
Barcode:
36666003332836