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Miseries of Travelling. 1807
Hand-coloured etching | 21.4 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810672
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A hand-coloured print of a pair of travellers who struggle with slippers during their stay at an inn. One man is helped as he removes his boots with the aid of a boot jack. Another traveller falls backwards from the stairs as his well-used and oversized slippers fall from his feet. A maid carrying a candle and with a bed pan, waits for the men. A well furnished room marked 'Travellers Room' in the background. Inscribed in the plate: Rowlandson scul
Provenance
Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
21.4 x 19.1 cm (sheet of paper)
16.0 x 13.6 cm (platemark)