Ships and Sailors
Thomas Rowlandson
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Watercolor
Dimensions
image: 5 1/16 x 8 9/16 in. (12.9 x 21.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Moses, 1961
Accession Number
61.168.3
Tags
MenWomenSailorsBoatsShips
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...