The Huntsman Rising; The Gamester Going to Bed
Two companion plates on one sheet. At top, the huntsman gets out of bed and puts on his boots with two hunting dogs waiting for him at left. Below, an angry gambler is seated next to a table with a pistol, dice, purse, dice-box, and an open pocketbook which is inscribed "Money Lost 10.000." His wife is startled in bed at left.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Huntsman Rising; The Gamester Going to Bed
- Artist and publisher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: [July 31, 1809], reissued 1811
- Medium: Hand-colored etching; reissue
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (34 × 23.1 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.1431
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Multiple artists/makers
January 1794
Thomas Rowlandson
late 18th–early 19th century
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