Going Out in the Morning

published 1786

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image shows a scene with figures and animals from an eye-level perspective. A large tree occupies the left side and top of the composition, potentially obscuring the horizon line. On the right, there are hounds playing. The figures are dressed in blue and red riding garments, riding horses with varied coats. The brushwork is illustrative with precise outlines, resembling an 18th-century print. The color palette is warm with browns, blues, and reds. In the distance, softer hues extend the landscape without defining a horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching and aquatint on J. Whatman paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Grinnell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47.5 x 58.4 cm (18 11/16 x 23 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.2.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, undescribed

  • Series Title

    Scenes from the Hunt

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.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: GOING OUT IN THE MORNING; lower right in plate: Pubd. as the Act directs Novr. 28.1786 by T.Rowlandson N.50 Poland Street, Oxford Road; lower left verso in graphite: Set of 4 / i[illegible] / 3306 (circled); lCv//in graphite: 36681 (4)

Watermarks

J. Whatman with fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q74877738

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