A glee
Item Information
- Title:
- A glee
- Description:
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Three figures, represented as seated at table, with all the appointments and accessories incidental to the brewing of punch, carry out the spirit of the quotation. The lover, a smart young buck, in top-boots, is rapturously clasping his hands, after a toast, in inward contemplation of the perfections of his mistress. An old Commodore illustrates the idea of a life spent in warfare although minus an eye and a leg, he is tough and hearty, and is seemingly content with his pipe and bowl. The brutalising results of hours devoted to mere bestial intoxication are realised in the person of a slovenly and imbecile sot.
- Artist:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809
- Etcher:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
- Name on Item:
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Woodward Del. Rowlandson scul.
- Date:
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1809
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Caricatures
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
- Series:
- The Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror Vol. 4
- Subjects:
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Military officers
Intoxication
Alcoholic beverages
Amputees
Smoking
Peg legs
- Extent:
- 1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 26 x 39 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57ph45n
- Terms of Use:
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No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
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