Plate 8, from "World in Miniature"
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1816. Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on watermarked J Whatman 1816 paper, 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (238 x 163 mm), unevenly trimmed margins. Colors remain fresh and extensive.
[Grego II.312, 405.].
One of forty prints from Rowlandson's "World in Miniature; Consisting of Groups of Figures, for the Illustration of Landscape Scenery."
Three scenes: at top, a shrimping girl shows her shrimp to a man who examines them with an magnifying glass; at middle, a smock race with an excited crowd running behind them; below, men dig for vegetables and women carry baskets on their heads.
Item number: 1536
Price: $150.00
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