Footman
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 9 3/4 × 8 1/8 in. (24.7 × 20.6 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
59.533.1914
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Footman**, a hand-colored etching from August 30, 1799, brings together the talents of publisher Rudolph Ackermann of London, renowned caricaturist Thomas Rowland, and illustrator George Murgatroyd Woodward. Created during the vibrant era of British satirical prints, this modestly sized work (9 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.) exemplifies the hand-coloring technique that added lively hues to etched lines, making caricatures pop for a wide audience in Ackermann's popular repositories. Rowlandson, a master of Regency-era satire, often skewered social classes, fashions, and human follies with exaggerated wit....