Lords of the Bedchamber
The Duchess of Devonshire at right makes tea for Charles James Fox and Sam House who sit at left. Sam pats Fox's bald head while Fox stirs his tea.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lords of the Bedchamber
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
- Sitter: Samuel House (British, active 1780–85)
- Sitter: Charles James Fox (British, 1749–1806)
- Sitter: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (British, Wimbledon, Surrey 1757–1806 Devonshire)
- Date: April 14, 1784
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 1/16 in. (23.2 × 33.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.58(a)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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