Patience in a Punt
Medium
Hand-colored etching and stipple
Dimensions
Sheet (inlaid): 9 3/4 × 13 11/16 in. (24.8 × 34.7 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
59.533.2092
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Patience in a Punt a hand-colored etching andple from 1811, captures the whimsical spirit of British satire through the talents of Henry William Bunbury Thomas Rowlandson. Bun, a skilled caricaturist, provided the original design, while Rowlandson, a master of Regency-era humor, brought it to life with his lively engraving style. Produced during the Napoleonic Wars era, this print reflects the era's fondness for lighthearted commentary on everyday leisure, poking fun at the gentlemanly pursuit of fishing. The scene humorously depicts men in a punt—a flat-bottomed boat ideal for shallow water...