Vicar & Moses
April 1, 1786
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (15.5 × 21 cm) Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18.8 × 24.5 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
59.533.184
Tags
Art Historical Context
### Vicar & Moses Step into the witty world of Georgian satire with *Vicar & Moses*, hand-colored etching and aquint created by Thomas Rowland in collaboration with Henry Brookes in1786. Measuring a compact 6 1/8 × 8 1/4 inches on the plate, this print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Elisha Whittelsey Collection captures playful spirit of late 18th-century British. Rowlandson, a master of humorous social commentary, often depicted the absurdities of everyday life, and this April 1st-dated work—evoking April Fool's mischief—features men and dogs in a satirical tableau. The title hints at ...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Henry Brookes · 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...