Comfort in the Gout

1785

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

This is a painting of a domestic scene with several people engaged in caregiving activities. An overweight man sits in a high-backed green chair, wearing a red vest and blue knee breeches. His left leg is elevated on a footrest and bandaged. Surrounding him are individuals attending to his needs. One person offers a drink, another holds a tray with utensils, and in the background more characters prepare a meal, with a soup tureen being carried. A dog and a cat are resting on the floor nearby. The room is rich with period details, including draped fabric, patterned clothing, and lavishly set tables. This is in the style of Thomas Rowlandson.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.8 × 33.4 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.202

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. II, no. 37

Associated Artworks

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The Village Doctor

Thomas Rowlandson

1774

Caricatures (volume I)

Thomas Rowlandson

1756

The School of Eloquence

Thomas Rowlandson

1780


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, circulated by the American Federation of Arts to 11 venues (California Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI; The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; and Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN), 1950-1952, no cat.

1952

  • Etchings and Other Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, 1952-1953, no cat.

Bibliography

1880

  • Grego, Joseph. Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures. 2 vols. London: Chattoand Windus, 1880. Reprint. New York: Collector's Editions, 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65025878

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