Changing Horses at a Post House in France
Thomas Rowlandson
c. 1790
Medium
watercolor over black ink and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.2 x 23.3 cm (5 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of J. Carter Brown
Accession Number
2001.115.2
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson · 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...