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Thomas Rowlandson British
Aquatint by J. Roberts British
Publisher William Holland British
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A husband's dalliance with a younger woman is discovered by his wife, who pummels him while the young woman covers her face on a sofa. In the background, a servant looks horrified.
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Title: Don't He Deserve It?
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Etcher:
Aquatint by J. Roberts (British, active 1789)
Publisher:
William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
Date: 1789
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions:
Plate: 12 13/16 × 15 1/8 in. (32.5 × 38.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 19 9/16 in. (39.5 × 49.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.307
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