Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / British Artists / Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Looking at the comet till you get a crick in the neck
Item Information
- Title:
- Looking at the comet till you get a crick in the neck
- Description:
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A slipshod, lean old anatomy, in dressing gown and slippers, is straining his ancient crooked neck staring at a comet through a spyglass. A comely young female, seated in an armchair at the window, is pointing out the phenomenon to the gazer ; meanwhile a youthful gallant, on his knees beside the lady, is squeezing her hand, tenderly pressing her foot, and otherwise striving to enlist her interest by a demonstrative display of affection.
- Artist:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
- Name on Item:
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Rowlandson Del
- Date:
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September 20, 1811
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Caricatures
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
- Series:
- The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 5
- Subjects:
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Comets
Seduction
Stargazing
- Extent:
- 1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 39 x 26 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pj08q
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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No. 111 Cheapside :
Tho's Tegg
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from item.
Grego, II, p. 115, 210-11
- Notes (acquisition):
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The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
- Notes (date):
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Date from catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
- Notes (object):
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Bound in "The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 5," the fifth volume in a set of five published under this title by Thomas Tegg. The five volumes contained 251 prints in all.
- Identifier:
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18_03_000539
- Barcode:
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36666003263114
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