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THOMAS ROWLANDSON. Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November

Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 24 in. (40 x 61 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Date: November 25, 1788.
Issued in London at the height of the American Revolution, this print summarizes the situation in 1779 from Britain's point of view. As in traditional allegories, the figures represent specific nations, but their dramatic interaction anticipates the new kind of satire soon to come from Rowlandson and Gillray. John Bull stands at the center as an inattentive military volunteer dozing against a staff topped with Britannia's attribute, the cap of Liberty. He is being attacked from all sides. An Indian, traditional emblem of America, takes Liberty's cap in a reference to the Declaration of Independence by the Thirteen Colonies in 1776. A Dutch toper slyly steals John Bull's purse while France is represented by an emaciated dandy restrained by a rugged Highlander, a reminder that Scottish volunteers helped make up for the British army's poor state of preparation.

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Author: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Title: Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November

Caption: Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 24 in. (40 x 61 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Date: November 25, 1788. Issued in London at the height of the American Revolution, this print summarizes the situation in 1779 from Britain's point of view. As in traditional allegories, the figures represent specific nations, but their dramatic interaction anticipates the new kind of satire soon to come from Rowlandson and Gillray. John Bull stands at the center as an inattentive military volunteer dozing against a staff topped with Britannia's attribute, the cap of Liberty. He is being attacked from all sides. An Indian, traditional emblem of America, takes Liberty's cap in a reference to the Declaration of Independence by the Thirteen Colonies in 1776. A Dutch toper slyly steals John Bull's purse while France is represented by an emaciated dandy restrained by a rugged Highlander, a reminder that Scottish volunteers helped make up for the British army's poor state of preparation.

Technique/material: Hand-colored etching

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838)

Credit: Album

Image size: 4223 × 2834 px | 34.2 MB

Print size: 35.8 × 24.0 cm | 1662.6 × 1115.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ETCHING • EUROPE • HAND-COLORED ETCHING • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PRINTS • SAMUEL WILLIAM FORES (BRITISH, 1761-1838) • THOMAS ROWLANDSON • UNITED KINGDOM