A Rough Sketch of the Times as Delineated by Sir Francis Burdett
An 1811 reissue of a print first published in 1810. A scene of drunken disorder at a dinner of men, all elderly except for a young man who dances atop the table. Most of the men fight savagely with fists, bottles, and fire irons.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Rough Sketch of the Times as Delineated by Sir Francis Burdett
- Series/Portfolio: "Tegg's Caricatures"
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
- Subject: Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (British, 1770–1844)
- Date: [May 9, 1810], reissued 1819
- Medium: Hand-colored etching; reissue
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.5 × 34.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 14 3/16 in. (25.1 × 36 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.1795
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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