A Lump of Innocence
[September 30, 1809], reprint
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Plate: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.5 cm) Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (36.4 × 26.3 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
59.533.1231
Tags
Art Historical Context
**A Lump of Innoc** is a hand-colored etching created around September 30, 9, attributed to the renowned British caricaturist Thomas Rowland, in collaboration with publisher Thomas T and humorist George Murgatro Woodward. Measuring about 14 by 10 inches on its sheet, this print exemplifies vibrant satirical tradition of Regency-era Britain, where artists like Rowlandson skewered social norms through exaggerated humor. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it reflects the era's booming market for affordable, colorful caricatures that poked fun at fashion, ma...