A Group of Five Donkeys, Three Standing, Two Lying
Medium
Soft-ground etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 7 13/16 x 10 7/8 in. (19.8 x 27.7 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(9)
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About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Sawrey Gilpin · 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...