Harvard Art Museums > 2016.342: Tea Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tea (Thomas Rowlandson)(Published by Elizabeth Jackson) , 2016.342,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/356968. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2016.342 People Thomas Rowlandson, British (London, England 1756 - 1827 London, England) Published by Elizabeth Jackson, British (active 1785 - 1797) Title Tea Other Titles Series/Book Title: Picturesque Beauties of Boswell. Part the Second. Classification Prints Work Type print Date May 15, 1786 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/356968 Physical Descriptions Technique Etching Dimensions plate: 26 × 28 cm (10 1/4 × 11 in.) sheet: 27.7 × 31.8 cm (10 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, under image: TEA. / "My Wife had Tea ready for him which is well known he delighted to drink at all hours, particularly when sitting up late, / He shewed much complacency that the Mistreƒs of the House was so attentive to his singular habit, and as no man could be more / polite when he chose to be so, his addreƒs to her was most Courteous and engaging, and his conversation soon charmed her into a / forgetfulneƒs of his external appearance." / Nide, Journal p. 14. / Publiƒhed May 15th, 1786 by E. Jackson No. 14 Mary-le-none Street Golden Square. inscription: right margin, graphite: Dr. Johnson inscription: lower left, graphite: I 194 inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 35. [encircled] inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 7035 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 233 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 1/1 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jsrael Ber Neumann, Berlin, Munich, and New York, by descent; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, 1961, by descent; to Peter G. Neumann, their son, Palo Alto, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann Accession Year 2016 Object Number 2016.342 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works 2016.343 Thomas Rowlandson The Dance on Dun-Can Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
