The French Barracks

1791

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

Thomas Malton

Artist, British, 1748 - 1804

S. W. Fores

Publisher, British

This is a painting titled "French Barracks." The scene shows a crowded room with various people engaged in different activities. In the center, a group surrounds a seated individual. A figure in military attire stands to the right, interacting with a woman holding a object. Other figures, including children and a small dog, are also present. The room is decorated with weapons, shields, and a suit of armor in the background. The colors are muted, and the composition is detailed, reflecting the style of Thomas Rowlandson.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand colored etching with aquatint (proof) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.8 × 45 cm (12 15/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 51.6 cm (15 7/8 × 20 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, p. 295, undesc proof

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fürst zu Oettingen-Wallerstein (Lugt 2715a); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

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: p. 295

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in pen and ink: Drawn & Etch'd by T. Rowlandson; lower center, by later hand in pen and ink: FRENCH BARRACKS. / Publish'd June 24, 1788 by T. Malton No. 6 Conduit Street; by later hand, lower right in pen and ink: Aquatinta by T. Malton; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 741 / a84123/mat; APG7693; 12

Wikidata ID

Q77259420

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