She Don't Deserve It
An enraged wife waves her fan and kicks at a young woman who leaves the room, her breasts exposed. At right, a sheepist husband stands by a sofa, his wig fallen to the floor. A picture of a classical goddess hangs on the wall at upper right.
Artwork Details
- Title: She Don't Deserve It
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Etcher: Aquatint by J. Roberts (British, active 1789)
- Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
- Date: 1789
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: Plate: 12 15/16 × 15 3/16 in. (32.8 × 38.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (39.4 × 48 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.306
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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