A Barber's Shop
[published 1780] reissued ca. 1800
Medium
Etching and aquatint; later reissue
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.7 cm) Mount: 11 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (29.6 x 24.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.389
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling chaos of 18th-century London with *A Barber's Shop*, a lively satirical print etched by Henry Brookes and featuring the hand of renowned caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. Published in 1780 and reissued around 1800, this etching and aquatint captures the everyday absurdity of a barber's trade, complete with hapless men and mischievous dogs amid the snip of scissors and froth of shaving lather. Rowlandson, a master of Georgian satire, delighted audiences with his witty observations of social follies, making this work a snapshot of urban life during Britain's Age of Satire. ...
About the Artist
Henry Brookes|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British) · 1757 |1786 –1827 |1795
British, London 1757–1827 London|British, active 1786–95