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Waddling In!

Etcher Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
August 1, 1799
Not on view
This print was issued as a pair with Waddling Out! (59.533.626) and belongs to a series that Woodward centered on city businessmen. Here, a portly man heads into the stock exchange (identified by lettering over the door), with posters at right advertizing "New Loan Omnium" and the "Irish Lottery." A building in the background houses "Hazard and Goodluck's Lottery Office," and a man whose hat is lettered "Great News" blows a trumpet. The image suggests an environment that encourages investors to borrow.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Waddling In!
  • Etcher: 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: August 1, 1799
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.2 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.888-10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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