A Bill of Fare for Bond Street Epicures!!
October 25, 1808
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (24.1 × 32.1 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
59.533.1187
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the witty world of Regency-era satire with *A Bill of Fare for Street Epicures!!*, hand-colored etching published on October 25, 1808. Created by caricaturist Thomas Rowland, with contributions from designer George Murgatroyd and publisher Thomas Tegg this print measures 9½ × 12⅝ inches and exemplifies the vibrant tradition of British satirical prints. Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department, it skewers the extravagant tastes of Bond Street's fashionable elite—those "epicures" indulging in the latest trends with gourmet-like relish. Rowlandson's sign...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg|George Murgatroyd Woodward · 1756–1827
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) was an English artist and caricaturist whose satirical watercolors and prints captured the social life of Georgian Britain with unparalleled wit and technical mastery. Alongside James Gillray, he is recognized as one of the greatest British graphic artists, and his distinctive flowing line and keen observations have made his work integral to understanding late 18th an...