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Doctor Syntax and the Gypsies

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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827

Doctor Syntax and the Gypsies

18th century
Proof etching, colored by the artist (?)
4 5/8 x 8 inches (117 x 203 mm.)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
2006.24:9
Notes
Caption title.
One of 29 drawings and 4 colored etchings illustrating Combe's "Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque", 1812. From the Second Tour, p. 81.
The drawing differs materially from the finished plate.
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption and number "9" written on item in pencil.
Provenance

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.

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
Department
Century prints