An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful; The Maiden Speech
Thomas Cornell|Thomas Rowlandson
October 1, 1785 · Etching · Drawings and Prints
Two designs on the same plate: At left, a cobbler, with a shoe in his pocket, preaches to a crowd. At right, a new member of the House of Commons gives his first speech, while the other members watch amusedly.
- Artist
- Thomas Cornell|Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- October 1, 1785
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959