The Old Woman's Complaint; or The Greek Alphabet

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2016.375
People: Thomas Rowlandson, British (London, England 1756 - 1827 London, England)
After George Moutard Woodward, British (Stanton Hall, England 1760 - 1809 London, England)
Published by Thomas Tegg, British (Wimbeldon 1776 - 1845 London)
Title: The Old Woman's Complaint; or The Greek Alphabet
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1809
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/357052

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

image: 21.5 × 32.5 cm (8 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
sheet: 26.9 × 38.9 cm (10 9/16 × 15 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, below image: Woodward Delin. London Published by Thomas Tegg No. 111 Cheapside Rowlandson Sc / THE OLD WOMANS COMPLAINT; OR THE GREEK ALPHABET
watermark: J WHATMAN / 1818

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 11460

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann
Accession Year: 2016
Object Number: 2016.375
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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