Miseries of reading and writing, 8

Miseries of reading and writing, 8

Item Information

Title:
Miseries of reading and writing, 8
Title (alt.):
Miseries of reading and writing - your letter being scanned while you sleep
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Name on Item:
Rowlandson del't et sculp't
Date:
January 1, 1807
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Series:
Miseries of Human Life
Subjects:
Correspondence
Reading
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 12 x 17 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pg33n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Repository of Arts, 101 Strand : R. Ackermann
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from supporting materials.
Grego, II, p. 121
Caption on item: As you are writing drowsily by the fire, on rousing and recollecting yourself, find your guardian in possession of your secret thoughts, which he never ceases to upbraid you with.
Notes (acquisition):
The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
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
Notes (object):
One of 49 etchings bound with title page in "The Miseries of Human Life," designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson. This volume was published December 1, 1808 by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London.
Identifier:
18_03_000416
Barcode:
36666003257603