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A French family.

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Description

Aquatint, colored; 32.5 x 43.5 cm.

Note

T. Rowlandson delin., S. Alken fecit.
Two couples dancing in a shabby room; man in foreground wearing wig and tattered shirt, his partner wearing plumed headdress. Man seated at left striking tambourine; dogs dancing. Man seated at right playing fiddle; barefoot child standing in third position, lifting nightshirt.

Call Number

*MGZFH Row T C 1

OCLC

NYPY737063533-F

Author

Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.

Title

A French family.

Imprint

London, publ. by S. W. Fores, no. 3 Piccadilly, Nov. 5, 1792.

Local Note

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Local Subject

Dance -- Caricatures and cartoons.

Prints (Graphic arts) -- Social dancing -- 18th century.

Social dancing -- 18th century.

Added Author

Alken, Samuel, 1756-1815.

Fores, S. W.

Research Call Number

*MGZFH Row T C 1