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Thomas Rowlandson

The Corsican Spider in His Web,

Maker

  • Thomas Tegg
  • Thomas Rowlandson
  • George Moutard Woodward

Title

The Corsican Spider in His Web

Medium

hand coloring

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Etching and hand coloring on paper

Techniques

  • Etching and hand coloring on paper

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 34.9 x 24.8 cm (13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, UR:orangeVerso:in pencil inscribed, UL:12.6.43 H10f/AshleyIn Plate--Inscribed, LL:Woodward del ; inscribed, LR:Rowlandson scul. ; titled, LC:THE CORSICAN SPIDER./IN/HIS WEB ! ; numbered, UR:246· ; inscribed, LR of image:Pubd. July 12th. 1808 by Thos. Tegg N° 111 Cheapside

Marks: Watermark:1817

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.082

The Corsican Spider in His Web

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, UR:orangeVerso:in pencil inscribed, UL:12.6.43 H10f/AshleyIn Plate--Inscribed, LL:Woodward del ; inscribed, LR:Rowlandson scul. ; titled, LC:THE CORSICAN SPIDER./IN/HIS WEB ! ; numbered, UR:246· ; inscribed, LR of image:Pubd. July 12th. 1808 by Thos. Tegg N° 111 Cheapside

Marks: Watermark:1817

Exhibition History

A Chorus of Chirps, Hums, and Buzzes

May 24 - November 10, 2019

Caricatura and Character

April 11 - June 29, 2003
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