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The image shows a man seated on a bed, leaning forward and looking at a standing woman. The man wears loose clothing and has his hair pulled back. The woman is holding a lit candle and a frying pan, wearing a long dress and a headpiece. They are in a dimly-lit room with a canopy bed, scattered clothing items, and a chair.
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The image shows a man seated on a bed, leaning forward and looking at a standing woman. The man wears loose clothing and has his hair pulled back. The woman is holding a lit candle and a frying pan, wearing a long dress and a headpiece. They are in a dimly-lit room with a canopy bed, scattered clothing items, and a chair.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bed-warmer

Thomas Rowlandson

Date
c. 1785
Medium
etching
Dimensions
sheet: 21.6 × 21.3 cm (8 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.5.223
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Woman
  • Bed
  • Man
  • Smoke

NGA object ID 31000. 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.