The Female Gambler's Prayer!!
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 7/16 × 11 11/16 in. (44.3 × 29.7 cm) Plate: 7 11/16 × 11 9/16 in. (19.6 × 29.4 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
59.533.816
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the lively world of early 19th-century British satire, *The Female Gambler's Prayer!! (1801) stands out as a hand-colored etching by Thomas Rowland, with contributions from George Murgatro Woodward and Edward Spragg Rowlandson, a master caricaturist renowned for his exaggerated, humorous depictions of Regency society, captures a moment of ironic desperation. Produced as a print, this work measures about 17 by 11 inches on the sheet, its vibrant hand-coloring—a popular technique at the time—bringing the scene to vivid life and making it a sought-after collector's item. The title alone hints...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Edward Spragg · 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...