The Kitchen of a French Post House
(?) Thomas Rowlandson British
After Henry William Bunbury British
(?) Rudolph Ackermann, London British
Not on view
Bunbury traveled through France and Italy in 1769, and produced a series of humorous drawings poking fun at foreigners. He showed "La Cuisine de la Poste" at the Royal Academy in 1770, and John Harris made a related etching in 1771.This later print was likely etched by Thomas Rowlandson and published by Rudolph Ackermann around 1803 as part of a set that revived Bunbury's early designs. Post houses were inns situated at regular intervals along busy roads to offer lodging, refreshment, and horses for hire. Post riders relied on them to change horses often and maintain a brisk schedule, and an example strides into the kitchen here at right wearing heavy boots.
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