A Mistake at New Market, or Sport and Piety

George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson

October 5, 1807 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

A Mistake at New Market, or Sport and Piety — George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson

A countrywoman, wearing cloak apron and pattens approaches the Ram Inn. She holds out a volume of Wesleys Hymns and asks a jockey standing outside: "Pray Young Man--- are there any Meetings in this Town?" He answers: "Yes Ma'am two a Year Spring and October."

Artist
George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson
Date
October 5, 1807
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959