Filial Affection, or a Trip to Gretna Green
December 15, 1785
Medium
Hand-colored etching with aquatint
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/2 in. × 17 in. (26.7 × 43.2 cm) Sheet: 11 15/16 × 17 5/8 in. (30.4 × 44.7 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
59.533.119
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About this artwork
This prints titled "Filial Affection, or a Trip to Gretna Green" by Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith dates to December 15, 1785. Executed in hand-colored etching with aquatint, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdin...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith · 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...