Polygamy

Publisher S. W. Fores British

[August 1, 1787], reissued July 1, 1802

Not on view

An altercation between a man and two women, with one woman has her hand on the man's shoulder and pushing off her child at left. The other, fashionably dressed, woman, stands with her hands on her hips. The husband stands at center with his arms folded and eyes downcast.

Artwork Details

Title: Polygamy
Artist: Edward Williams the Elder (British, active London, ca. 1786)
Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
Date: [August 1, 1787], reissued July 1, 1802
Medium: Etching with stipple and softground, printed in brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 13 13/16 in. (36.8 × 35.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.836
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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