An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful; The Maiden Speech

S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson

[October 1, 1785], reissued April 10, 1792 · 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

S. W. Fores|Thomas Rowlandson

Date

[October 1, 1785], reissued April 10, 1792

Medium

Etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959