Quadrangle of King's College, Cambridge
October 31, 1811
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.5 × 30.4 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
59.533.1634
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively quadrangle of King's College, Cambridge, as in this hand-colored etching and aquatint by renowned British caricaturist Thomas Rowland, published by Rudolph Ackermann in London on October 31, 1811. Measuring about 9 by 12 inches, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection offers a satirical snapshot of early 19th-century university during the Regency era. Rowlandson, celebrated for his humorous often bawdy depictions of British society, infuses the scene with wit, featuring men, women, harps, and musicians amid the historic college courty...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London · 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...