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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
A new cock wanted, or work for the plumber. 20 - 20 Apr 1810
Hand-coloured etching | 36.1 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810793
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A hand-coloured print of a handsome plumber who has come to repair an old tap, dating from the reign of George II. While her elderly husband looks on grumpily, a young woman flirts with the plumber, who carries a phallic-shaped tap. Rowlandson’s title leaves the viewer in no doubt about the outcome. Inscribed in the plate: Tegg's Caricatures No.1 / Pubd. April 20th 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside / Price One Shilling / Coloured
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
36.1 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
35.2 x 24.7 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
Other number(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 11618Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 11618
Featured in
ExhibitionHigh Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Through the humour of Rowlandson’s drawings and prints, this exhibition examines life at the turn of the 19th century.
