Hand-coloured etching by Thomas Rowlandson, printed on May 30, 1810, in London; № 20 from the series The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 2.
Description by Metropolitan Museum (59.533.978): "Guests of a dinner sit at a long narrow table in a magnificent room with an ornate ceiling. Two men and a young woman serve wine, one drawing a cork, the others spilling wine over the guests. Another waiter spills soup in an elderly guest's face. A woman and a little girl with a begging dog play tambourine and triangle at left." Inscribed in plate lower left: "Rowlandson Del."; bottom centre: "A TABLE DHOTE, OR FRENCH ORDINARY IN PARIS."
Our copy is lacking the publication details: "Pub.d May 30. 1810 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside, London." and similar to the copy in Boston Public Library (18_03_000394).
Dimensions: Sheet 27 x 40.5 cm; Image: 23.5 x 35 cm.
Contributors:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 – 1827) – artist.
Thomas Tegg (British, 1776 – 1846) – publisher.
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | |
| Period | 19 AD , Early 19th century |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Subject | British art , Caricature , England , English , English art , English wit and humour , France , French , French people , National mockery , Paris , Satire , Wit and humour |
| Material | Colour , Paper |
| Media/Technique | Etching , Hand-colouring |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1810 |
| Creation / Publishing date | 30-MAY-1810 |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
