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In the style of Thomas Rowlandson British
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In an elegant interior, a fiddler plays for four dancing children who are watched by a crowd of adults. In the style of Rowlandson rather than actually by him. The title comes from a pen and ink inscription in the lower margin.
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Title: The Children's Dance
Artist:
In the style of Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Date: 1790
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/16 × 19 13/16 in. (34.2 × 50.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.347
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