A Cully Pillaged

probably 1784/1785

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

This is a painting of a scene inside a domestic setting. Two men and a woman are depicted in a dramatic moment. One man is grasping the lapels of another, while the woman sits slumped to the side. The room is detailed with diamond-paned windows and an open door. There is a large jug on the floor beside a hat, emphasizing the lived-in aspect of the room.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22 × 28.6 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.221

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. I, no. 167

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

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

Q65025897

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