Mrs. Showell, the Woman who shows General Guise's Collection of Pictures at Oxford
February 26, 1807
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/4 in. (21.5 × 13.3 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
59.533.970
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of Thomas Rowlandson, a master of British satire in the early 19th century. Created on February 26, 1807, *Mrs. Showell, the Woman who shows Generalise's Collection of Pictures Oxford* is a hand etching, a popular medium for Rowlandson's lively caricatures. Measuring just 8 7/16 × 5 1/4 inches, this intimate print captures a profile view of its titular subject, blending sharp etching lines with vibrant hand-applied colors to heighten its humorous effect and appeal to Regency-era collectors. Rowlandson, renowned for his exaggerated depictions of everyday life and ...
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...