The corporal in good quarters

The corporal in good quarters

Item Information

Title:
The corporal in good quarters
Description:
The marvellous influence of a red coat is the subject of the present sketch. Who can resist a dashing young soldier? The rustic beauty seems unequivocally smitten, and does not disguise the compromising fact that 'she dotes on the military.' The gallant son of Mars has been quartered on a prosperous farmer, who loves good cheer and brave company ; the corporal is made welcome at bed and board, and the best in the house is prepared for his delectation. The venerable Hawbuck does not, however, seem pleased with the way his guest is carrying on with his buxom daughter, who is but too clearly smitten with the soldier's charming freedoms and his fine feathers ; it is more than the parent bargained for, and even his dog is looking on with astonishment. But the scandalised parent and the young rustic lounging in the doorway, possibly an acknowledged sweetheart, are at a discount ; their authority is likely to be set at defiance.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Name on Item:
Rowlandson
Date:
July 18, 1802
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Soldiers
Fireplaces
Dogs
Cookery
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 30 x 24 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pb849
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Panton Street, Haymarket : S. Howitt
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Grego, II, p. 39-40
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_000198
Barcode:
36666003332992