A White Sergeant giving the Word of Command: "Why don't you come to bed, you drunken sot?"

Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson

May 25, 1807 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

A man sits in an armchair in front of the fireplace, smoking a pipe and drinking. His wife opens the door, imploring him to come back to bed, disturbing the dog and cat.

Artist

Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson

Date

May 25, 1807

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959