Miseries of London
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/16 × 7 5/8 in. (13.1 × 19.4 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
59.533.2077
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Miseries of London** (1807–08) is a vibrant hand-colored etching by caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, published by Rudolph Ackermann in London. Measuring 5 3/16 × 7 5/8 inches, this compact print captures the chaotic bustle of early 19th-century urban life through Rowlandson's signature satirical lens. Ackermann, a pioneering print publisher, collaborated frequently with Rowlandson, producing affordable, colorful series that brought humor and critique to middle-class audiences via innovative hand-coloring techniques on etched plates. Set against the backdrop of Regency London during the Indus...