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No. 1: She Will Be A Soldier

After Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
May 1, 1798
Not on view
Outside of an inn, two soldiers and a girl drink punch together. She stands, wearing the cocked hat and sword-belt of an officer who holds her hand, while a child plays with the sword at left.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: No. 1: She Will Be A Soldier
  • Artist: Heinrich Joseph Schütz (German, Frankfurt 1760–1822 Frankfurt)
  • Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: May 1, 1798
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (33.6 × 39.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.517
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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