A Little Tighter

1791

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image depicts two people in a dynamic pose. One person is wearing a white dress with a pink bodice and has curly hair with a large feather. The other person is in motion, wearing a blue coat and yellow stockings. Both have round faces with distinct facial features. The smaller person is leaning backward, reaching upward. A tricorn hat lies on the floor. The background is plain and light gray to highlight the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.3 × 31.7 cm (15 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.628

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. I, no. 293

Associated Artworks

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Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Dieppe

Thomas Rowlandson

1787

This is an image of a red book cover. The cover is made of red leather with gold inscriptions and decorations. The words "CARICATURES. II." are printed in large, gold uppercase letters in the center of the book, above an ornate gold emblem. The border is embellished with gold lines and small golden bird motifs at the corners. The leather is textured, giving the book a luxurious and vintage look.

Caricatures (volume II)

Thomas Rowlandson

1756

Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Dieppe

Thomas Rowlandson

1787

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

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

Q65026277

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