The Last Jig or Adieu to Old England

Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg

January 10, 1818 · Hand-colored etching; proof before letters · Drawings and Prints

Proof before letters with pencil additions and title and imprint in pen and brown ink. A young woman dances a jig with a man wearing an apron in a tavern cellar. At left, a sailor plays the violin. Three amorous couples embrace in the background.

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg

Date

January 10, 1818

Medium

Hand-colored etching; proof before letters

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959