Reconciliation, or the Return from Scotland
A bride holds a handkerchief to her eye and enters a room with her husband. A servant pulls out a chair for her, which a dog tries to jump on. Her parents are at right.
An early state before final lettering.
An early state before final lettering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Reconciliation, or the Return from Scotland
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: William Hinton (British, active London, 1779–86)
- Date: December 17, 1785
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (25 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 14 5/16 in. (26.4 × 36.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.120
- 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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