Careless Attention
J. Griggs|Thomas Rowlandson
February 1, 1789 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
A man with gout is seated by the fire at left, while the kettle overflows and scalds him. The table at his left has toppled over, with dishes broken on the ground. At right, his nurse is distracted by her lover who embraces her in the doorway.
- Artist
- J. Griggs|Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- February 1, 1789
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959