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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)

Haymakers at Rest, or, Ease and Elegance

signed & dated 1798

RCIN 913708

Rowlandson made a number of drawings of haymakers in relaxed situations. Here, two couples lie on a haystack asleep, with a dog on the floor at their feet. The barrel in the foreground and the bare breasts of one of the women suggest that their sleep is post-coital and fuelled by alcohol rather than the physical exertion of making hay. Cat. 48
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    p. 525 (O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London)


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