A Maiden Aunt Smelling Fire
Thomas Rowlandson
[May 1, 1806], reissued May 1, 1812 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
An elderly aunt stands at the foot of the staircase with a candle and a cat, while her niece stands on the stairs above as her lover escapes up the stairs at right.
- Artist
- Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- [May 1, 1806], reissued May 1, 1812
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959