Catching an Elephant

Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg

[March 1, 1812], reprint · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Two young courtesans coax an obese old man towards the door of a bagnio at right. One, at right, takes him by the wrist and throws back her cloak. The other takes him by the shoulders and chin.

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson|Thomas Tegg

Date

[March 1, 1812], reprint

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959