"Two scenes, one above the other: top: net-fishing at sea, a small rowing boat with two men at right, hauling a net in the water, a large vessel in the distance at right, a smaller sailing boat at left; below: on the shore, at right, four brawny men working with nets, one seated with bare legs passing the net through his hands, another passing it up to him, an assortment of nets and rods tied to a post at right, three of the men looking across to the water at left where three men are fishing with rods in a rowing boat, a sailing boat in the distance at centre, land on the far side of the water."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Four brawny men working with nets on the shore
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges with loss of imprint statement and plate number. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1860,0211.54., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "29" in upper right corner., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
Container / Volume:
Vol. 1 (Box 2 of 2) | Folder I-32c
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
"Three scenes, one on top of the other; top: a lying-in visit in a bedroom, the mother sitting wrapped in many clothes beside a fireplace at left, the cradle at her feet, the baby held up by a nurse to kiss a female visitor sitting at right with two other women who look on delightedly; middle: a round dance, a fiddler and drummer playing in a box at left, and a man approaching with a punch bowl; below: ship-building on the shore, a man working on an upturned rowing-boat wit ha hammer, another pausing to talk to a mother and child at right, a man sawing a plank of wood at left, children playing in the sand, ships in the water beyond."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Round dance and Ship-building on the shore
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., CtY-BR, Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with substantial loss of image and text. Description based on impression in The Lewis Walpole Library, call no.: 75 R79 817., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., and Title devised by curator and cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Riviere & Son Binding.
The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
Container / Volume:
Vol. 1 (Box 2 of 2) | Folder I-34b
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
"Farm scene with potato harvest; at right, outside a barn door, five figures standing around a large tub into which one man is pouring a heavy sack of potatoes, a woman standing behind him helping, a stout man looking on, children playing with a dog in the foreground, a ladder propped against the barn door, dovecote above; behind at left, two men loading sacks onto a horse-drawn cart; pigs at a trough, chickens pecking and a wheelbarrow at foreground left."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., CtY-BR, Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement and plate number. Missing text supplied from impression in The Lewis Walpole Library, call no.: 75 R79 817., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "16" in upper right corner., and Title devised by curator.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Riviere & Son Binding.
The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
Container / Volume:
Vol. 1 (Box 2 of 2) | Folder I-32d
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
"Two scenes, one above the other: top: three men standing by a sea chest on a shore, a thin and a stout man at left discussing it, the third bending over and pulling at the cloth inside, water and shipping behind; below: a small gathering outside the 'Plough Inn', a rural tavern, at right, with a man drinking while still on horseback, four riderless horses behind him at left, church tower behind at centre."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Small gathering outside the Plough Inn
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., CtY-BR, Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with substantial loss of image and text. Description based on impression in The Lewis Walpole Library, call no.: 75 R79 817., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. The world in miniature. London : Published by R. Ackermann ..., 1817., Plate numbered "7" in upper right corner., and Title devised by curator and cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Riviere & Son Binding.