Downfall of Monopoly in 1800
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson
August 14, 1800 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
Death, a skeleton atop a horse, chases monopolizers who are trying to flee with supplies including corn, bacon, sugar, cheese, and hops. Behind him, men and women dance around a statue of Britannia. At right, two women and three infants rejoice over a loaf of bread.
- Artist
- Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- August 14, 1800
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959