A Kick-up at a Hazard Table

published 1787

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image shows an intense scenario at a gambling table. The scene features numerous animated figures in a room gathered around a table, some engaged in a brawl. The figures are drawn in an exaggerated style, depicting one holding a chair above their head and another pointing a pistol. Objects on the table include candles, coins, cards, and a fallen top hat. The room is crowded with figures dressed in 18th-century attire, such as tricorne hats and waistcoats. The background is simple, offering minimal detail. This painting captures the frenzy and disorder often associated with gambling disputes. The style is reminiscent of Thomas Rowlandson.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.7 × 58.2 cm (18 × 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.116

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. I, no. 273


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

Q65025792

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