More miseries. Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfeits...

More miseries. Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfeits...

Item Information

Title:
More miseries. Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfeits...
Title (alt.):
More miseries - playing forfeits and winning the wrong prize
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Name on Item:
Rowlandson fecit.
Date:
April 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:
Parties
Courtship
Games
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 12 x 18 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pg64n
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. 122
On item: Page 188
Caption on item: Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfeits, when you engaged in the pastime only with the hope of being able to salute a lovely young lady, to whom you are particularly attached.
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_000432
Barcode:
36666003257769