Real Inhabitants of This Earth

January 10th, 1796

Not on view

A British naval officer strolls along a quay with an elegantly dressed young woman on his arm. He looks through a monocle at a baggily dressed man and boy, whose dress represents the eccentricities of Dutch dress.

Artwork Details

Title: Real Inhabitants of This Earth
Etcher: George Shepheard (British, 1770–1842)
Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
Publisher: Thomas Macklin (British, 1752/53–1800 London)
Date: January 10th, 1796
Medium: Stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions: Plate: 11 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (29.5 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (37.7 × 27.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
Object Number: 1970.541.169
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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