Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn
1801
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
sheet: 10 7/16 x 12 3/8 in. (26.5 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.502.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively streets of early 19th-century London with *Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, Middle Row, Holborn (1801), a hand-colored etching by the artist himself. This delightful print captures Roberts' own shop in the Holborn district, teeming with men, women and even dogs amid a market-like scene. At 10 7/16 x 12 3/8 inches, it's a compact window into everyday urban energy, blending commerce and caricature culture. Created during the Regency era, when satirical prints exploded in popularity, this work served as clever self-promotion for Roberts, a noted publisher and etcher of hu...