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Studious gluttons / T. Rowlandson delin ; S. Alken fecit.

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Samuel Alken
1756-1815

Studious gluttons / T. Rowlandson delin ; S. Alken fecit.

London : Publish'd Octr 1788 by S Alken, No 3 Dufours Place. Broad Street, Soho., [1788]
aquatint and etching, hand colored
sheet: 284 x 371 mm
Peel 1810
Notes
Library's copy has been cropped to image, with loss of caption title, signatures, and imprint.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Print shows two portly men in a well appointed room, closely examining a menu or a bill. A pot bellied cook stands and watches the epicures with satisfaction, a knife hanging from his waist. On the right, a maid and a young boy bring in a platter with two fish which a cat pays close attention to. On the wall in the background hangs a large still life of a heap of dead game.

Associated names
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department