Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 5/16 in. (14 × 21.1 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
59.533.1620(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Sands (1813)**, a vibrant hand-colored etching and aquat by Thomas Rowlandson, with publication by Rudolph Ackermann in London and contributions from James Green, captures the lively bustle of Regency-era seaside leisure. Measuring just 5½ × 8⅜ inches, this intimate print from the Metropolitan Museum Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection depicts men, women, horses, carriages thronging a sandy beach—likely a fashionable resort like Brighton or Margate Rowlandson, a master caricaturist known for his satirical wit, infuses the scene with humorous, exaggerated figures enjoying promenade strolls...