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A Group of Five Donkeys, Three Standing, Two Lying

Etcher Thomas Rowlandson British
After Sawrey Gilpin British
1783–87
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Group of Five Donkeys, Three Standing, Two Lying
  • Series/Portfolio: Imitations of Modern Drawings
  • Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After Sawrey Gilpin (British, near Carlisle 1733–1807 Scaleby, Cumbria)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1783–87
  • Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 13/16 x 10 7/8 in. (19.8 x 27.7 cm)
    Sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (47 x 31.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.7(9)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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