Public School

Creator Name

Thomas Rowlandson;
After James Brydges Willyams;
Thomas Rowlandson

Cultural Context

Date

May 10, 1802

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

Public School

Creator

Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757–1827 London, Etcher;
After James Brydges Willyams, Artist;
Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757–1827 London, Publisher

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Material

Hand-colored etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 1/16 in. × 13 in. (25.5 × 33 cm) Plate: 8 15/16 × 10 13/16 in. (22.7 × 27.5 cm);
height: 25.5centimetre;
width: 33centimetre;
height: 22.7centimetre;
width: 27.5centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

May 10, 1802

Provenance

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Satire; Drunkenness; Boys; Drinking

Topic

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Thomas Rowlandson, Public School, May 10, 1802, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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