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Odd Characters

Probably after George Murgatroyd Woodward British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
February 16, 1801
Not on view
Rowlandson and Woodward collaborated on this ebullient panel of heads tucked behind ribbons, as though into old-fashioned note boards. The dense gathering includes a preacher, a soldier, several well-dressed women, and a range of grotesque faces, and resembles a crowd assembled for a performance at the theater. Figures costumed as a Turk, a fanciful Hussar, and a Harlequin would be at home on the stage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Odd Characters
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: Probably after George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: February 16, 1801
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (46.4 × 34.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.776
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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