The shaver and the shavee

The shaver and the shavee

Item Information

Title:
The shaver and the shavee
Title (alt.):
The shaver and the shavee - scene in a barber shop
Etcher:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Artist:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811
Name on Item:
H. Bunbury Del.
Date:
1808
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Series:
Miseries of Human Life
Subjects:
Barbers
Barbershops
Shaving
Wigs
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 11 x 14 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from supporting materials.
Grego, II, p. 120
Notes (acquisition):
The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
Notes (date):
Date from title page of volume.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Notes (object):
One of 49 etchings bound with title page in "The Miseries of Human Life," designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson. This volume was published December 1, 1808 by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London.
Identifier:
18_03_000450
Barcode:
36666003258536