Introduced to his Colonel
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (12.5 × 20.2 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
59.533.1623(6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Introduced to his Colonel** (1815) by Thomas Rowlandson, with publication by Patrick Martin &, is a delightful hand-colored etching and aquat from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection. Measuring just under 5 by 8 inches, this compact print exemplifies Rowlandson's signature satirical style, poking fun at British military life during the Napoleonic era's final days. The title evokes a comically awkward encounter between a soldier and his superior officer, highlighting the era's rigid hierarchies and human follies amid wartime pomp. Created in 1815—the year of Waterlo...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Patrick Martin & Co · 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...