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The image shows a man standing next to a table, leaning forward with one hand on an open book and the other hand on his chin. He wears a red cap with a feather, a blue coat with gold trim, a white shirt, pink knee breeches, and dark shoes. Beside him, a person in gray clothing and a white cap sits at the table working. On the floor are papers, and on the desk is a pot of quills. The background includes a leaded glass window, simple walls, and writing above.
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The image shows a man standing next to a table, leaning forward with one hand on an open book and the other hand on his chin. He wears a red cap with a feather, a blue coat with gold trim, a white shirt, pink knee breeches, and dark shoes. Beside him, a person in gray clothing and a white cap sits at the table working. On the floor are papers, and on the desk is a pot of quills. The background includes a leaded glass window, simple walls, and writing above.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Money Scrivener

Thomas Rowlandson

Date
1801
Medium
hand-colored etching
Dimensions
sheet: 33.8 × 23.9 cm (13 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.5.584
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • Table
  • Costume
  • Book
  • Man

NGA object ID 31363. 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.