Showing off

Showing off

Item Information

Title:
Showing off
Title (alt.):
Showing off - a disaster on horseback
Description:
A pair of horsemen are endeavouring to put on a sportsmanlike appearance, which is somewhat disturbed by the restiveness of their steeds ; one rider is slipping off, and the other, while his horse is going down on his knees in a reverential posture, is flung over the animal's head.
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:
Horses
Horseback riding
Dogs
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 12 x 18 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pg976
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from supporting materials.
Grego, II, p. 120
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_000449
Barcode:
36666003258528