A Fair – A Group of Gypsies – Men and Women in Rustic Clothes in Front of Two Makeshift Tents
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (20.8 x 25 cm) Sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (47 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.7(5)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of 18th British street life with *A Fair – A Group Gypsies – Men and in Rustic Clothes in of Two Makeshift T* (1786), an by Thomas Rowlandson after Francis Wheatley. Rowlandson, a master caricaturist celebrated for his humorous depictions of everyday society, captures a vibrant fair scene teeming with men, women and horses gathered around makeshift tents. Wheatley's original design infuses the composition with a sense of rustic charm, reflecting the era's fascination with itinerant gypsy communities and their colorful fairs. Created as an etching—a precise intaglio ...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Francis Wheatley · 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...