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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Money Lenders. 8 - 8 Nov 1784
Etching | 31.6 x 50.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810116
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An uncoloured print of a young man visiting money-lenders who scrutinize his accounts. This print of a carefree young man requesting cash from two moneylenders was bought by the Prince of Wales. The purchase is of particular interest as it is thought to be earliest satire on the Prince’s increasingly large debts. The Prince did not collect the more vicious caricatures of himself, but clearly found this image amusing rather than offensive. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd Novemr. 8th. 1784 by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand.
Provenance
Purchased by the Prince of Wales from William Humphrey on 9 December 1784 for 2s (RA GEO/MAIN/27681)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
31.6 x 50.2 cm (sheet of paper)
25.6 x 36.2 cm (platemark)
Other number(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 6717Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 6717
Place of Production
Greater London [England]
