The Pleasures of Imagination
Based on an early design by Rowlandson, this mezzotint represents a young woman dressed in a quilted skirt and mob cap, seated on a sofa with her legs crossed and hands clasped. She turns to look at a parrot perched on the back of the sofa, its cage above. At left is an urn from which hot water pours into an open teapot.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Pleasures of Imagination
- Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Engraver: (?) J. Jones (British, active 1777–81)
- Date: [June 30, 1781]
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 11/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.1 × 17.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 1/16 in. (22.5 × 17.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.541.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Thomas Rowlandson
1780–1827
Multiple artists/makers
January 1794
Thomas Rowlandson
late 18th–early 19th century
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