Walking Sticks and Round-A-Bouts for the Year 1801
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 13 7/8 in. (28.7 × 35.3 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
59.533.782
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of early 19th-century British satire with *Walking Sticks and Round-Aouts for the Year 1*, a hand-colored etching created by the renowned caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, with contributions from artist George Murgatroyd and publisher Rudolph Ackermann London. Dated May 8, 1801, this lively print pokes fun at the era's fashion obsessions,ating the dandyish trends in men's walking sticks and "round-a-bouts"—stylish, short jackets popular among Regency gentlemen. Vibrant hand-coloring brings the exaggerated figures of men and women to life, their oversized accessories...
About the Artist
Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London|George Murgatroyd Woodward · 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...