Beauties

published 1792

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image portrays two women shown from the waist up, each seated and facing slightly towards each other. The woman on the left has a round face with soft features, wearing an elaborate blue bonnet with curly blonde hair visible beneath it. Her dress is pink with a high ruffled collar and cuffs, and she holds a small fan in her right hand. She sits on a chair with a blue cushion, wearing a gold bracelet. The woman on the right has similar facial features and curly hair, in a wide-brimmed bonnet in multicolored shades of yellow and pink, tied with a blue ribbon. Her dress is light blue with floral accents, featuring ruffled collar and cuffs. She sits with her hands resting in her lap. The background is plain and off-white with no discernible details, framed by a simple grey border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 × 34.2 cm (9 1/2 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.673

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. I, no. 318

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

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

Q65084546

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