Miseries of the country. Following on horseback a slow cart...

Miseries of the country. Following on horseback a slow cart...

Item Information

Title:
Miseries of the country. Following on horseback a slow cart...
Title (alt.):
Miseries of the Country - forced to follow a slow moving cart
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Date:
1808
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:
Horseback riding
Carts & wagons
Hay
Sleeping
Dogs
Horses
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 12 x 17 cm
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from supporting materials.
Grego, II, p. 119
Caption on item: Following on horseback a slow cart, through an endless narrow lane, at sunset, when you are already too late, and want all the help of your own eyes, as well as your horse's feet to carry you safe through the rest of your unknown way.
Notes (acquisition):
The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
Notes (date):
Date from title page of volume.
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_000437
Barcode:
36666003258411