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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.359
People
Thomas Rowlandson, British (London, England 1756 - 1827 London, England)
Published by William Humphrey, British
Title
The Apostate Jack R. - The Political Rat Catcher
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: History of the Westminster Election ...by Lovers of Truth and Justice
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1784
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356995

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Image: 19.5 × 32.5 cm (7 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Plate: 23.2 × 34.8 cm (9 1/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.8 × 43.8 cm (10 15/16 × 17 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: Pub.d by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand.
  • inscription: in plate, under image: The Apostate Iacki R__ the Political Rat Catcher _ NB. Rats taken alive!
  • inscription: lower left, graphite: I117-119 1784
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 802
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: March 1, 1784
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: [two illegible text marks]

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BM Satires 6431

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.359
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2022 - 04/25/2022

Verification Level

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