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ANONYMOUS, BRITISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY. Les Gourmands

Les Gourmands. Artist: Anonymous, British, late 18th century. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 10 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (27.6 × 21.2 cm). Sitter: James Boswell (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1740-1795); Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709-1784 London). Date: 1780-1820.
This anonymous print satirizes who men at table stuffing themselves with food, served by eager waiters who bring a roast chicken, plum pudding, and large drinking cup. The diners resemble James Boswell and Dr. Johnson.

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Author:

ANONYMOUS, BRITISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Title:

Les Gourmands

Caption:

Les Gourmands. Artist: Anonymous, British, late 18th century. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 10 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (27.6 × 21.2 cm). Sitter: James Boswell (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1740-1795); Samuel Johnson (British, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1709-1784 London). Date: 1780-1820. This anonymous print satirizes who men at table stuffing themselves with food, served by eager waiters who bring a roast chicken, plum pudding, and large drinking cup. The diners resemble James Boswell and Dr. Johnson.

Technique/material:

ETCHING

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

2904 x 3711 px | 30.8 MB

Print size:

24.6 x 31.4 cm | 9.7 x 12.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANONYMOUS, BRITISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ETCHING • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PRINTS