Comforts of Bath: private practice previous to the ball

Rowlandson, Thomas (1756 or 1757-1827)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1798

Height:

12.5 cm  (4 15/16 in.)

Width:

18.6 cm  (7 5/16 in.)

mount: 5 15/16 x 8 1/4 inches (15.1 x 21 cm) and sheet: 4 15/16 x 7 5/16 inches (12.5 x 18.6 cm)

Technique / Medium:

watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Place of creation:

London (England)

Description

An interior scene with caricature images of an amused man playing a violin, a slender woman and a rotund man dancing, and a man entering the room laughing at what he sees. An open music book lies on the floor.

Iconclass

43C92
one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple
48C7521
one person playing string instrument (bowed)
32A5
caricatures
31B62321
laughing
31B62313
smiling
52AA511
Ridiculousness

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Schama, Simon. "Rowlandson in the round", Times Literary Supplement no. 3963 (March 10, 1978) 282.

RIdIM record id

6279