A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes

Q: When was "A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes" created?

This artwork was created [August 1, 1787], reissued July 1, 1802.

Q: Is "A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes" in the public domain?

Yes, A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Edward Williams the Elder|S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson

[August 1, 1787], reissued July 1, 1802

Medium

Etching with stipple and softground, printed in brown ink

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 1/2 × 14 7/16 in. (36.8 × 36.6 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

59.533.849

A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes

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