The Comforts of High Living
December 16, 1794
Medium
Hand-colored etching with stipple
Dimensions
Plate: 6 1/4 × 8 13/16 in. (15.8 × 22.4 cm) Sheet: 6 7/8 × 9 7/16 in. (17.4 × 23.9 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
59.533.1909
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
This prints titled "The Comforts of High Living" by S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson dates to December 16, 1794. Executed in hand-colored etching with stipple, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both schol...
About the Artist
S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson · 1785–1825
**Samuel William Fores (1761–1838), often credited simply as S. W. Fores, was a leading English publisher and printseller whose Piccadilly shop became a landmark during the Golden Age of Georgian caricature.** Born on 8 March 1761, Fores was the son of a cloth merchant and stationer-bookseller. He was apprenticed to his father in 1775 and completed his training in 1782. The following year he esta...