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The Bassoon with a French Horn Accompaniment

Publisher Thomas Tegg British
May 16, 1811
Not on view
This is one of two prints that Rowlandson devoted to a snoring couple, using the title to suggest that the man projects a lower sound and the woman a higher. In this 1811 version published by Thomas Tegg, a detailed view of the couple's bedroom enhances the narrative, with the sword and shotgun hanging on the wall suggesting that the man was a soldier who has returned to a country life. In 1803, for William Holland, Rowlandson centered the image on the heads of the two sleepers (see 59.533.888 and 59.533.2018 for the earlier image; and 17.3.888-11 and 59.533.1398 for other impressions of this image).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Bassoon with a French Horn Accompaniment
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
  • Date: May 16, 1811
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 8 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (22 × 31.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.2017
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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