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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26183
People
Thomas Rowlandson, British (London, England 1756 - 1827 London, England)
Title
Doctor Syntax and the Bookseller
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Dr. Syntax & Bookseller.
Series/Book Title: The Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1817
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186247

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and aquatint, hand colored (contemporary?) in watercolor
Technique
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
11 x 18.5 cm (4 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Drawn & Etched by Rowlandson
  • inscription: lower left, black ink, etching, signed: Drawn & Etched by Rowlandson
  • inscription: top, just above design, black ink, etching: London; Pub. Feb.y 1. 1817; at R. Ackermann's Repository of Art, 101 Strand. Pl. 25
  • legend: lower margin, centered, black ink, etching: DR. SYNTAX & BOOKSELLER.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
7th (1817)
Standard Reference Number
Grolier 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Charles Ryskamp
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M26183
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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