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A Riding House

Etcher (?) Thomas Rowlandson British
After Henry William Bunbury British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
1799 (?)
Not on view
This hand-colored etching pokes fun at a range of a range of physiques and abilities, as men on horseback, directed by a riding master who stands at center, moves around an interior with high windows. Bunbury exhibited a drawing of the subject at the Royal Academy in 1778 (no. 393) and it was etched and published two years later by James Bretherton. The printmaker of this ca. 1799 variation has not been identified, but may be Thomas Rowlandson, who produced dozens of Bunbury-inspired satires.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Riding House
  • Etcher: (?) Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: 1799 (?)
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 6 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (17 × 24.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.596
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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