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A Silly

Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British
June 26, 1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Silly
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
  • Date: June 26, 1800
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 3/16 in. (28.9 × 38.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.735
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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