Roderick Random Discovers his Uncle Bowling in Distress (The Adventures of Roderick Random, vol. 2, p. 30)

Etcher Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher James Sibbald British, Scottish
Author Related author Tobias Smollett British, Scottish
June 15, 1793
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A young man sits on a bench in a tavern and notices a dispondent figure seated and smoking a pipe by the fireplace. A group of riotous drinkers in the background.

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  • Title: Roderick Random Discovers his Uncle Bowling in Distress (The Adventures of Roderick Random, vol. 2, p. 30)
  • Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: James Sibbald (British, Whitlaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1747–1803 Edinburgh)
  • Author: Related author Tobias Smollett (British, Renton, Scotland 1721–1771 Livorno, Italy)
  • Date: June 15, 1793
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 6 5/16 in. (12.2 × 16.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1806
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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