Attorney
September 10, 1799
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 9 3/4 × 8 1/16 in. (24.7 × 20.5 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
59.533.1921
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Art Historical Context
"Attorney" is a lively hand-colored etching from September 10, 1799, created by British satirist George Murgatroyd Woodward, with coloring and etching contributions from the renowned Thomas Rowlandson and published by Rudolph Ackermann in London. Measuring about 9¾ × 8 inches, this print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection. As a classic example of Georgian-era caricature, it exemplifies the booming market for affordable, witty prints that poked fun at society. Rowlandson, a master of exaggerated figures and humorous vignettes, collaborated frequently with ...