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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Quarter Day, or clearing the premisses without consulting your landlord. 30 - 30 Jan 1814
Hand-coloured etching | 35.8 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810915
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A hand-coloured print of a scene in which the removal of property is taking place outside a house. Two women help to stack chairs, bird cages, warming pans and all manner of domestic utensils onto a waggon during a house move. A burly man helps to place the items onto an already over-flowing cart. On the right, a third woman standing in a doorway observes the proceedings. In the foreground, two children play with a dog amongst more domestic utensils that lie scattered on the ground. Inscribed in the plate: 318 / Pubd Jany 30th 1814 / Rowlandson 1814
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
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35.8 x 25.6 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
34.9 x 24.6 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
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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 12399Bibliographic 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 12399
