Rogues in Grain.
Print
20/7/1796 (made)
20/7/1796 (made)
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Woodward’s caricature is offers a commentary on the food shortages, and increased price of provisions that had recently occurred across Britain. In 1795, Britain witnessed a terrible harvest, a result of a particularly dry, and hot summer, followed by an overly cold winter. At the same time, European trade had been greatly disturbed by the war against revolutionary France, meaning that Britain struggled to import the provisions that were necessary to counteract the deficit they had experienced from the poor harvest. As supply declined, prices soared. Food riots occurred in almost all regions of Britain, and outbreaks continued well into 1796.
The focus of the caricature falls on the trading of corn, recognising the ongoing issues surrounding supply and demand. The wealthy gentleman offers more than necessary for the corn he wishes to purchase, whilst the trader, although lacking produce, listens excitedly at the prospect of making a good profit should he be able to locate corn.
The focus of the caricature falls on the trading of corn, recognising the ongoing issues surrounding supply and demand. The wealthy gentleman offers more than necessary for the corn he wishes to purchase, whilst the trader, although lacking produce, listens excitedly at the prospect of making a good profit should he be able to locate corn.
Object details
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| Title | Rogues in Grain. (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Caricature of a gentleman, standing to the left, discussing with another man, seated to the right, the possibility of purchasing corn. |
| Physical description | Etched and hand coloured caricature of two men talking, with speech inscribed above their heads. Title and printmaker's name inscribed below image. |
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| Content description | Standing to the left of the composition is a gentleman in profile, facing to the right. He wears a tall hat, and beneath his right arm, holds a whip. To the right, another man sits beside a small table with a beer tankard. Dressed in a smock, the man crosses his arms and smokes his pipe, whilst gazing up at the gentleman that addresses him. The gentleman wishes to purchase corn from the seated man, but he does not have any. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Object originally bound in a guard-book containing one hundred and fifteen caricatures by T. Rowlandson, W. Heath, J. Gillray, R. Dighton, G. Cruikshank and others |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Woodward’s caricature is offers a commentary on the food shortages, and increased price of provisions that had recently occurred across Britain. In 1795, Britain witnessed a terrible harvest, a result of a particularly dry, and hot summer, followed by an overly cold winter. At the same time, European trade had been greatly disturbed by the war against revolutionary France, meaning that Britain struggled to import the provisions that were necessary to counteract the deficit they had experienced from the poor harvest. As supply declined, prices soared. Food riots occurred in almost all regions of Britain, and outbreaks continued well into 1796. The focus of the caricature falls on the trading of corn, recognising the ongoing issues surrounding supply and demand. The wealthy gentleman offers more than necessary for the corn he wishes to purchase, whilst the trader, although lacking produce, listens excitedly at the prospect of making a good profit should he be able to locate corn. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1232:24-1882 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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