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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1878,0511.672
Title
Object:
Baskets.
Series:
Characteristic sketches of the lower orders
Description
Street-scene; outside a building, a smart young man carrying a large number of baskets about his upper person stands at right, talking with two smiling women at left, each holding a basket. 1823 Hand-coloured etching with stipple
Producer name
Print made by:
Thomas Rowlandson
Published by:
Samuel Leigh
School/style
British
Production date
1820-1823
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
stipple
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
135 millimetres
(approx. page size)
Width:
85 millimetres
(approx. page size)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1878,0511.659.
Bibliographic references
Grego 1880 / Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures
(pp. 366-367, 405)
(vol. II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
street-trader
basket/basketry
Associated places
Associated with:
London
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Leigh's New Picture of London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
T H Parker
Acquisition date
1878
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1878,0511.672