A College Scene, or a Fruitless Attempt on the Purse of Old Square-toes
Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith|Edward Williams the Elder
August 1, 1787 · Hand-colored etching with stipple and softground · Drawings and Prints
A scene of a young student in his study asking his father or friend to financially support him during his studies. The man on the left looks into the distance as he decides.
- Artist
- Thomas Rowlandson|John Raphael Smith|Edward Williams the Elder
- Date
- August 1, 1787
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching with stipple and softground
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959