The Bailiff's Hunt: At Fault, The Second Escape, Double and Squat, and The Seizure

George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson

1809 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Four plates on one sheet. At upper left, "Going Out in the Morning," two bailiffs and two dogs cross the street. At upper right, "In Full Scent," the bailiffs crouch beside a door where the two dogs are inspecting. At lower left, "Breaking Cover," a maidservant opens the door, while a man jumps out of the window at left. At lower right, "The Pursuit," the bailiffs and dogs chase the man down a London street.

Artist

George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson

Date

1809

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959