The Death of the Fox
published 1786
Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

Artwork overview
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Medium
hand-colored etching and aquatint on J. Whatman paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 47.7 x 58.4 cm (18 3/4 x 23 in.)
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Accession
1988.2.3
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Catalogue Raisonné
Grego 1880, undescribed
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 right in plate within image: Rowlandson; lower center in plate: THE DEATH OF THE FOX; lower right in plate: Pubd. as the Act directs Novr.28.1786 by T. Rowlandson No. 50 Poland Street, Oxfo rd Road; lLv//in graphite, circled: 3306; lCv//in graphite: 36681 (4)
Watermarks
J. Whatman with fleur-de-lis
Wikidata ID
Q74877746