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This is a painting of a scene inside a domestic setting. Two men and a woman are depicted in a dramatic moment. One man is grasping the lapels of another, while the woman sits slumped to the side. The room is detailed with diamond-paned windows and an open door. There is a large jug on the floor beside a hat, emphasizing the lived-in aspect of the room.
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This is a painting of a scene inside a domestic setting. Two men and a woman are depicted in a dramatic moment. One man is grasping the lapels of another, while the woman sits slumped to the side. The room is detailed with diamond-paned windows and an open door. There is a large jug on the floor beside a hat, emphasizing the lived-in aspect of the room.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Cully Pillaged

Thomas Rowlandson

Date
probably 1784/1785
Medium
hand-colored etching
Dimensions
sheet: 22 × 28.6 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.5.221
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • Woman
  • Window
  • Vase
  • Man

NGA object ID 30998. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.