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Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Thomas Tegg British
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Mrs. Marrowfat is seated in an armchair at center, enjoying the music being played next to her. A butcher is behind her at right selling cuts of meat.
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Title: The Hopes of the Family, or Miss Marrowfat at Home for the Holidays
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1809–13
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.9 × 34.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (25.6 × 35.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1225
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