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Thomas Rowlandson

John Bull Making Observations on the Comet

Description

Maker

Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827)
George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1765-1809), designer
Thomas Tegg, publisher

Title

John Bull Making Observations on the Comet

Year

ca. 1810

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

Dimensions

24.4 x 34.6 cm (9 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LR:XVerso:in pencil inscribed, LL:2-B 9/9/70/Mendez; numbered, UL:237687; in pencil inscribed along top:Desmond Cole CollnIn Plate--inscribed, LL:Woodward Delin. ; inscribed and titled, LC:London Printed for Thos. Tegg111 Cheapside/IOHN BULL MAKING OBSERVATIONS ON THE COMET. ; inscribed, LR:Rowlandson Scul. ; inscribed, LR of image:Price one ShillingColoured; numbered, UR:274

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

70.106

Type

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Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827)
George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1765-1809), designer
Thomas Tegg, publisher
John Bull Making Observations on the Comet, ca. 1810
etching; hand coloring
24.4 x 34.6 cm (9 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 70.106

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