Drown'd

c.1801-1815

Elizabeth Howitt, after Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Elizabeth Howitt

Artist, English, 1760 - 183?

Thomas Rowlandson

Artist After, British, 1756 - 1827

Several people are shown on a sandy beach. One person is lying on their back in a blue jacket, red trousers, and a white shirt. Three other figures are crouched or kneeling on the sand. One person has light-colored curly hair and wears a yellow dress, another has short orange hair and wears a brown outfit, and the third person has curly hair tied back, wearing a blue top and white undergarments. Behind them, a figure in a pink dress is partially obscured. A wooden boat and a large dark rock formation are seen on the sand. In the background, the sea with small waves and a light blue sky complete the coastal scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with hand coloring

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 15.3 × 19.5 cm (6 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.698

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

Bibliography

2024

  • Knowles, Nicholas, JS. "Encouraging Rowlandson: The Women Who Mattered." In Female Printmakers, Printsellers, and Print Publishers in the Eighteenth Century: The Imprint of Women. c. 1700-1830. Cristina S. Martinez and Cynthia Roman, eds. Cambridge: 2024, 222-241, Fig. 14.1.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: Etched by E Howitt; in plate, below image, at center: Drown'd

Wikidata ID

Q65084660

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