Manager & Spouter

Thomas Rowlandson|Henry Wigstead|S. W. Fores|David Garrick|Samuel Alken

July 1, 1802 · Hand-colored etching, stipple and aquatint · Drawings and Prints

A stage manager (David Garrick), sits at a table and watches an actor perform a scene from a play. The title punningly compares the effusive performance to steam that issues from an urn on the table, next to tray with cups and a chocolate pot carried by a maid. At the back of the room is a door with an elaborate frame topped with a bust, and large pictures hanging to either side, each representing pairs of figures.

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson|Henry Wigstead|S. W. Fores|David Garrick|Samuel Alken

Date

July 1, 1802

Medium

Hand-colored etching, stipple and aquatint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959