Comforts of Bath: Coaches arriving

Rowlandson, Thomas (1756 or 1757-1827)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
1798
Height:
11.7 cm  (4 5/8 in.)
Width:
18.7 cm  (7 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
pen and watercolour over pencil on laid paper
Place of creation:
London (England)

Additional titles

Matthew Bramble’s trip to Bath: Arrival at Bath

Description

On the left of the picture is a coach. A female figure leans out of the window, toward a man depicted holding out a hat. A small boy is behind the man, and is also holding out a hat. On the right is a band of musicians, and a dog holding out a hat.

Iconclass

46C144
four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Tambourine [2746]
Oboe [4232]
Natural horn [4126]

RIdIM images


Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Sold at Christie’s from the Collection of Lieut-Comm B. Penrose, 14 March, 1967 Lot 112

RIdIM record id

5050