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Grotesque Borders for Rooms & Halls

Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
[November 20, 1800], reprint
Not on view
Three strips arranged horizontally with various scenes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Grotesque Borders for Rooms & Halls
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: [November 20, 1800], reprint
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching; reprint
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 13 5/16 × 18 7/8 in. (33.8 × 47.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1271
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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