A Skipping Academy
People gathered in a room, skipping rope. One man falls at right. Another man applauds a woman with her rope at center.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Skipping Academy
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Artist: After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
- Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
- Date: May 20, 1800
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 11 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (29.5 × 47.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 in. × 19 in. (33.7 × 48.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.541.47
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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