The Vain Attempt
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
(British, 1756/57-1827)
CultureBritish
Daten.d.
MediumPen and brown ink and watercolor
Dimensionssheet: 4 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (11.6 x 18.7 cm)
Classificationsdrawings
Credit LineJoseph F. McCrindle Collection
Object number2010.4.59
DescriptionFour female servants washing a nude black man in a tub, while a seated woman looks on.On View
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Thomas Rowlandson
edition of 1819, etched ca. 1810