A Young Woman (Heiress) Prepares to Sign a Document
A young and beautiful woman stands at left holding a quill pen, her wealth indicated by her fashionable dress, feathers in her hair and pendant earrings. To her right a lawyer stands behind a table with ink pots and holds up a document for her to sign. They are watched by an stout middle aged man at rights who wearing a military coat. The style of the dress sets the scene in the 1780s.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Young Woman (Heiress) Prepares to Sign a Document
- Artist: Imitator of Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Date: 1780–1800
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (17.5 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 5/16 in. (24.4 × 31.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.12
- 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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