Landscape with Cottage Among Trees at Left, and a Distant Church Spire at Right
1783–84
Medium
Soft-ground etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 10 15/16 x 11 1/8 in. (27.8 x 28.2 cm) Sheet: 12 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (31.5 x 47 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(14)
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Art Historical Context
Thomas Rowlandson, a prolific British artist renowned for his witty caricatures and satirical illustrations during the late 18th century, ventured into serene landscape printmaking with this evocative piece from 1783–84. Titled *Landscape with Cottage Among Trees Left, and a D Church Spire at Right it captures a peaceful rural English vista: a modest cottage nestled among lush trees on the left, by a slender church spire piercing the horizon right. This work reflects the Romantic interest in nature's tranquility amid the Georgian era's social upheavals, offering viewers a nostalgic glimpse of ...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson · 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...