The Extravagant Woman Does Not Perceive Her Circumstances Decaying
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper
Dimensions
12.4 × 8.5 cm (4 15/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113242
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...