Anglers of 1811
A man and a woman stand in the bow of a boat and fish, with another couple in the stern. A younger man stands at center next to a boy who has fallen, and there are also two dogs on board. In the foreground, a duck flies, and on shore behind two men play a trumpet and Frenchhorn. At left is an in with figures seated in a lookout built part way up a tree, and a large distant dome.
Artwork Details
- Title: Anglers of 1811
- Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
- Date: 1811
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 7 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (19 × 27 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.1467
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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