Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 30 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An elderly woman (left) clasps her head in despair and looks up, away from the body of a tiny dog which a black liveried footman holds on a cushion. Both figures are shown three-quarter length
Description:
Title inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand., Signed by the artist in black ink., Date from Rowlandson etching after this drawing., Drawing numbered in upper right corner in black ink: No. 12., and For further information, consult library staff.
"Interior of a kitchen showing servants at leisure: a stout woman dances with a black man in the centre accompanied by a man with a wooden leg who sits playing a violin on the left; watched by others on the right, a young woman standing on a chair and supported by a young man, while a seated man wearing a tricorn smiles and points at her and an elderly woman stands with her arms folded under her apron, a dog at her heels; two posters pasted on the wall behind, shelves, bellows and other kitchen implements in the background."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a print of the same design
Description:
Title from a copy published by Carington Bowles, July 17th, 1770., Unsigned; attributed to Francis Grose., and Date of production based on exhibition history; this drawing was exhibited at the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1767.
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Interiors, Kitchens, Servants, Peg legs, Violins, Bellows, and Dogs