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The Successful Fortune Hunter

Thomas Rowlandson

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a caricature of two figures, a man and a woman, walking down a street. The man is on the left, slightly leaning towards the woman and holding a cane. He has a large nose, pronounced chin, wearing a black bicorne hat with a feather, and a red and gold military-style uniform. The woman is smiling, with a rounded face and curly hair with a white feather decoration. She wears a green dress with pink ribbons, yellow gloves, and pink shoes, holding a fan. In the background, there is a building named "Crescent" in a Georgian terrace style. A man in a blue coat carries a chair, and another man leans on a walking stick.

Artwork Details

Date
1812
Medium
hand-colored etching
Dimensions
3500 × 4812 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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