Animations:

Visit
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Only have an hour to spend?

We've got you covered.
Exhibitions & Events
Featured exhibition:

Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
Now on view
Art & Artists
Artle

A refreshed experience for our puzzle game
Today's puzzle

Open today 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ⸱ Always free

Visit
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Only have an hour to spend?

We've got you covered.
Exhibitions & Events
Featured exhibition:

Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
Now on view
Art & Artists
Artle

A refreshed experience for our puzzle game
Today's puzzle

Limbs of the Law

1799

George Moutard Woodward

Artist, British, 1765 - 1809

George Moutard Woodward

Attributed to

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

hand-colored etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 35 × 24.5 cm (13 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1945.5.327

Caricatures (volume IIA)

Thomas Rowlandson

1756

A Dasher!, or The Road to Ruin in the West

Thomas Rowlandson

1799

Private School

Thomas Rowlandson

1802

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65020109

You may be interested in