Blowing out the rush light
Blowing out the rush light

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Blowing out the rush light,

1819

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756/57–1827; born and died London, England
x1942-119

Information

Title
Blowing out the rush light
Dates

1819

Maker
Thomas Rowlandson
Medium
Pen and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensions
27.2 x 21.4 cm (10 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1942-119
Signatures
Signed and dated in brown ink, lower right: Rowlandson 1819
Inscription
in brown ink, lower left: Blowing out the Rush Light
Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
ink, watercolor, wove paper
Subject
cats, figures (representations), bedrooms, men, candles, women

Grego Collection no. 290 [pencil note on old mount verso]

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