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A Sale of English-Beauties in the East Indies

After James Gillray British
Publisher Thomas Tegg British
[May 10, 1811], reprint
Not on view
A reduced copy after Gillray by Rowlandson, originally published in 1786.

A group of English courtesans has just arrived in Calcutta and is being sold by an auctioneer at left.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Sale of English-Beauties in the East Indies
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
  • Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
  • Date: [May 10, 1811], reprint
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 in. × 15 11/16 in. (25.4 × 39.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1344
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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