Nap in the country [graphic]

Description

Title: Nap in the country [graphic]
Alternative Title: Nap in the country ; Nap in town
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created: [1785] and [printed 1977]
Publication Place: London and England
Publisher: Pubd. by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Place, Broad Street, Soho
Abstract: "Two designs on one plate. Top (British Museum Satires No. 6868): A young woman lies under a tree asleep, partly supported by a small beer barrel; a rake is beside her. Next her a young man sits up yawning and stretching. A dog sits beside them; in the distance are sheep. Below (British Museum Satires No. 6869): A young woman (right) lies full length on a sofa; next her in the opposite corner of the sofa is an elderly man in regimentals, also asleep. The feet of both rest on a chair (left). A cat sleeps on the floor."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Titles etched below images.
Later state, with both images contained within double border lines added along edge of plate.
Two images on one plate, each with a separate title and signature. Imprint statement appears twice, once below each title.
Late-20th century restrike on modern paper, with pencil annotation "RP/77" in lower right that suggests a 1977 printing date. The copper plate would have been in the possession of the successor Leadenhall Press in England at the time, according to Nicholas J.S. Knowles.
For the original issue of the plate, see nos. 6868 and 6869 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 175.
Provenance: Ronald Paulson; October 2024.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.2 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 51.9 x 35.6 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State with added border].
Language: English