The Trumpet and the Bassoon
This is one of two prints that Rowlandson devoted to a snoring couple, using the title to suggest that the man projects a lower sound and the woman a higher. This 1803 version, published by William Holland, centers on the two sleepers snuggled together. In 1811 Rowlandson adapted the idea for Thomas Tegg and expanded the view to include the bedroom (see 17.3.888-11, 59.533.1398, and 59.533..2017; for other impressions of this image see 59.533.888).
Artwork Details
- Title: The Trumpet and the Bassoon
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
- Date: November 1803
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (22.5 × 15.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 8 1/16 in. (26 × 20.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.2018
- 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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