Captain Bowling introduced to Narcissa
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 3/4 in. (26.8 × 35 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
59.533.761
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of Regency-era London, *Captain Bowling Introduced to Narcissa* captures charming literary moment from Tobias Smollett's 1751 novel *The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle*. on May 12, 1800, by Rudolph Ackermann, this hand-colored print features illustrations by the satirical master Thomas Rowlandson, possibly after designs by Henry Singleton, with aquatinting by Joseph Constantine Stadler. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (The Elisha Whittelsey Collection,1959), it measures a modest 10 9/16 × 13 /4 inches, perfect for intimate display...