Fishermen by the Shore – Coastal Scene with a Man Sitting on the Ground Resting an Elbow on a Fishing Basket, Another Man Opposite Mending a Sail, and a Woman Standing Between Them Carrying a Basket on Her Back
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (32.7 x 25.1 cm) Sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (47 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.7(3)
Tags
MenWomenShips
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Francis Wheatley · 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...