The Monstrous Craw; or a New-Discovered Animal
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (44.3 × 27.7 cm) Plate: 9 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.1 × 19.9 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
59.533.823
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of early 19th-century British satire with *The Monstrous Craw; or New-Discovered Animal*March 1, 1802), a hand-pulled etching published by the renowned printmaker Rudolph Ackermann in London Collaboratively crafted by designer George Murgatroyd, caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and etcher Edward Spragg, print measures about 10 by 18 inches and exemplifies the vibrant etching technique—where acid bites into a metal plate to create sharp, expressive lines perfect for humorous exaggeration. The title playfully skewers the era's flamboyant men's fashion, transforming t...