Symptoms of Sanctity
February 28, 1800
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 12 5/16 × 10 1/2 in. (31.3 × 26.6 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
59.533.719
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Symptoms of Sanctity** a lively etching by the renowned British caricaturist Thomas Rowland, published by S.W. Fores on February 28, 1800. Measuring 12 5/16 × 10 1/2 inches, this print exemplifies Rowlandson's mastery of satirical humor during the Regency era, a time when caricature flourished as a sharp tool for social commentary. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey, it captures Rowlandson's signature style: exaggerated figures and witty vignettes that poke fun at human follies. Etching, the medium here, allowed Rowland...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|S. W. Fores · 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...