A Lump of Innocence
September 30, 1809
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/8 in. × 9 in. (33.3 × 22.9 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
59.533.1230
Tags
Art Historical Context
### A Lump of Innocence Created on September 30, 1809, *A Lump of Innocence is a hand-colored etching the celebrated British caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, collaboration with publisher Thomas Tegg and artist Georgeurgatroyd Woodward. Measuring 13 1/8 × 9 inches, this print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection acquired in 1959.son, a master of Regency-era satire, was renowned for his lively, exaggerated depictions of social follies, often infused with humor and a touch of the risqué. The title slyly evokes feigned purity, alig...
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...