The Inn Yard on Fire

1791

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

This is a painting of an inn yard on fire. The scene depicts various characters in frantic activity, showing shock, panic, and urgency. The setting includes an inn with smoke and flames. People are climbing down ladders, grabbing possessions, or being carried. The composition includes disorder and humor, with people in different states of dress and animals adding to the chaos. The use of line work and watercolor creates a lively atmosphere. The style is influenced by Thomas Rowlandson's satirical and humorous depictions of daily life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.8 × 45.5 cm (14 1/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.112

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. I, no. 300

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65025788

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