Damp Sheets

Aquatint by Thomas Malton British

Publisher S. W. Fores British

August 1, 1791

Not on view

A couple stands in night clothes with bare legs holding a sheet, while a chambermaid with a warming-pan enters at right. The man shakes his left fist at her while she gapes in shock.

Artwork Details

Title: Damp Sheets
Artist: Etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Artist: Aquatint by Thomas Malton (British, London 1748–1804 London)
Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
Date: August 1, 1791
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 × 15 5/8 in. (31.4 × 39.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.432
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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