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Flirtation

Watercolour
c.1800-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker

Watercolour showing a military officer and a woman in a seated embrace. A cracked pitcher is by the woman's feet. The watercolour is stuck down onto a second sheet of paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFlirtation (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, Flirtation, after Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1800-10.
Physical description
Watercolour showing a military officer and a woman in a seated embrace. A cracked pitcher is by the woman's feet. The watercolour is stuck down onto a second sheet of paper.
Dimensions
  • Painted sheet height: 28.6cm
  • Painted sheet width: 21cm
  • Backing sheet height: 31.6cm
  • Backing sheet width: 24.4cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Rowlandson. (1) Signature; Lower left; Handwriting; Pen and ink)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Madame Marie-Louise Vincent
Object history
Purchased by Mme. Vincent from the Fine Art Society
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.982-1993

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Record createdOctober 13, 2000
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