An Ordinance Dream or Planning of Fortifications

Publisher S. W. Fores British

Subject Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny British

March 7, 1786

Not on view

The Duke of Richmond sleeps in an armchair at left. Atop the table at center are playing cards and bits of broken tobacco-pipes arranged to represent fortifications. At right, a cat sits atop a cannon.

Artwork Details

Title: An Ordinance Dream or Planning of Fortifications
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
Subject: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny (British, 1735–1806)
Date: March 7, 1786
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 3/4 in. (24.6 × 34.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.182
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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