Horse Accomplishments, Sketch 10: A Minuet Dancer !!

Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|George Murgatroyd Woodward

August 1, 1799 · Etching and aquatint · Drawings and Prints

Horse Accomplishments, Sketch 10: A Minuet Dancer !! — Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|George Murgatroyd Woodward

One of a set of twelve prints that make fun of different sorts of mounts. Here, a man sits on a prancing horse and doffs his hat. Text above reads: "Here's Grace and elegance–these are the pleasing effects of teaching a Horse to Dance!

Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|George Murgatroyd Woodward
Date
August 1, 1799
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959