Lord Tellamar Rudely Dismissed by Squire Western, from "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (12.4 × 17.5 cm) Plate: 4 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (12.1 × 17.3 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
59.533.560(12)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching captures a lively scene from Henry Fielding’s celebrated 1749 novel *The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling*. Titled *Lord Tellamar Rudely Dismissed by Squire Western*, it depicts a tense encounter between two male figures, accompanied by women, reflecting the social tensions and class dynamics central to Fielding’s story. Created in 1792, long after the novel’s publication, the print brings one of its memorable confrontations to life for new generations of readers. Thomas Rowlandson, the artist, was renowned for his witty caricatures and satirical illustrations. Working in etchin...
About the Artist
Henry Fielding|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British) · 1707 |1757 –1754 |1827
British, 1707–1754|British, London 1757–1827 London