Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Dr. Syntax seated in front of his desk

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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827

Dr. Syntax seated in front of his desk

5 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (146 x 114 mm)
Pen and watercolor on paper.
2006.24:A

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.

Notes
One of 29 drawings and 4 colored etchings illustrating Combe's "Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque", 1812. Unpublished frontispiece.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower right, "Rowlandson".
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Combe, William, 1742-1823. Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department