The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem
published 1822
Artist, British, 1741 - 1823
Artwork overview
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Medium
1 vol: ill: 24 hand-colored etchings with aquatint
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Credit Line
Gift of Ann Vershbow, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
page size: 25 x 15.2 cm (9 13/16 x 6 in.)
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Accession
1990.124.4
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Catalogue Raisonné
Grego 1880, Vol. II, no. 371, State -373
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.
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p..
Inscriptions
on first unnumbered page, upper right in ball-point pen: 54-5-7; on first unnumbered page, lower left stamped: BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF; on separate sheet mounted to f AA. / 11/76 Noyes copy; on most plates, lLp//: Drawn by Rowlandson.; on most plates, lCp//: Published Nov.r 1,1821, by R. Ackermann 101 Strand. irst unnumbered page, cC //typewriten: #506. ROWLANDSON COLORED PLATES. / (Combe (William). The Histo ry of Johnny ... Royal 8vo, three quarter blue crushed levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. London, 1822 The rare First Edition, and an unusually tall copy...; on second unnumbered page, uL //in graphite: 7111 / ARRX / AA. / 11/76 Noyes copy; on most plates, lLp//: Drawn by Rowlandson.; on most plates, lCp//: Published Nov.r