Grotesque Borders for Screens, Billiard Rooms, Dressing Rooms, &c &c
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 12 3/4 in. × 16 in. (32.4 × 40.6 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
59.533.1220
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of late Georgian interior design with *Grotesque Borders for, Billiard Rooms, Rooms, &c &c*, an etching published by Rudolph Ackermann in London around 1799–1800. This collaborative print features designs by caricaturists George Murgatroyd Woodward and Rowlandson, masters of satire and playful exaggeration. Measuring about 12¾ × 16, it showcases intricate border patterns teeming with fantastical creatures, foliage, and architectural motifs—perfect for adorning screens, gaming rooms, or private dressing spaces in fashionable homes. Grotesque ornamentation, inspire...