Raising the Wind
Medium
Hand colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (35.4 × 25.5 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
59.533.1482
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Raising the Wind," a hand-colored etching created between 1805 and 1812 by artist Thomas Rowlandson and published by Rudolph Ackermann in London, the satirical spirit of Regency-era Britain. Rowlandson, a master caricaturist known for his witty and exaggerated depictions of social follies, collaborated frequently with Ackermann, whose firm pioneered colorful, affordable prints that brought humor to the masses. Measuring about 14 by 10 inches, this sheet from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection exemplifies the vibrant technique of hand-coloring etchings, where artisan...