Lot 371
Rowlandson (Thomas) The Bishop and his Clarke, or a Peep into Paradise, 1809; and four others (5)
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Rowlandson (Thomas, 1756-1827) The Bishop and his Clarke, or a Peep into Paradise, satirising the scandal of Mary Ann Clark, the mistress of the Duke of York, himself titular Bishop of Osnabruck, selling commissions and bishopricks to persons she favoured, etching with original hand-colouring, 350 x 240 mm. (13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in), under glass, handling creases, slight surface dirt, framed, [BM Satires 11227], Thomas Tegg, 1809; together with four other caricatures by Rowlandson including 'Accomodation Ladder' [BM 11809] and 'The York March' [BM 11240], and two after Woodward 'Female Politicians' [BM 11465], and 'Military Orders' [BM not described], etchings with hand-colouring, v.s., all under glass, Thomas Tegg, 1807-1809 (5)
Description
Rowlandson (Thomas, 1756-1827) The Bishop and his Clarke, or a Peep into Paradise, satirising the scandal of Mary Ann Clark, the mistress of the Duke of York, himself titular Bishop of Osnabruck, selling commissions and bishopricks to persons she favoured, etching with original hand-colouring, 350 x 240 mm. (13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in), under glass, handling creases, slight surface dirt, framed, [BM Satires 11227], Thomas Tegg, 1809; together with four other caricatures by Rowlandson including 'Accomodation Ladder' [BM 11809] and 'The York March' [BM 11240], and two after Woodward 'Female Politicians' [BM 11465], and 'Military Orders' [BM not described], etchings with hand-colouring, v.s., all under glass, Thomas Tegg, 1807-1809 (5)