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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Bath races 20 - 20 Nov 1810
Hand-coloured etching | 27.6 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810821
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A hand-coloured print of a number of wheelchair users and people with crutches racing down the hill from the Royal Crescent, Bath. A man in regimentals is at the centre of the picture whilst in the foreground, another man has fallen onto his front, his crutches splayed. A couple, embracing each other, cheer the competitors on. On the top of the hill stand grand buildings, one with the sign 'Cripples Corner'. Bridge over the river with the town on the right.
Inscribed in the plate: Tegg's Caricatures No 49 / Price one shilling coloured / Pubd Novr 20 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside / Rowlandson Del -
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
27.6 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
25.0 x 34.9 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
Category
Object type(s)
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 11640Bibliographic 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 11640
Place of Production
Greater London [England]
