"An elderly couple kept awake in their double bed by fleas."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher.
Subject (Topic):
Bedbugs., Bedrooms. , Beds., Couples. , Fans (Accessories), and Sleepwear.
"An elderly couple kept awake in their double bed by fleas."--British Museum online catalogue, description of original issue.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Reissue, with year in imprint altered from "1806" to "1812." For original issue, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.9.51., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St. Adelphi
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher.
Subject (Topic):
Bedbugs., Bedrooms. , Beds., Couples. , Fans (Accessories), and Sleepwear.
"A grotesque old maid having woken at night, the open door of her bedroom behind at left, approaching the foot of a staircase with a candle, only partly dressed and with her bosom hanging outside her dress, led on by a cat; above at left, the young niece appearing at her own bedroom door as if only just awake, her lover escaping in his nightshirt up the stairs at right; at the foot of the stairs, a paper lettered 'Old maids are doomed to lead apes in hell'."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. and Title, printmaker and imprint from Grego.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.