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Dreadful Deaths

Drawing
1791 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A man who has fallen from the saddle, being dragged along by a horse by his foot, which is caught in a stirrup. Signed '[Rowl]andson 1791'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDreadful Deaths (series title)
Materials and techniques
Water-colour drawing on paper
Brief description
A man who has fallen from the saddle, being dragged along by a horse. Water-colour on paper. Possibly one of a series of 'Dreadful Deaths'. Thomas Rowlandson. 1791.
Physical description
A man who has fallen from the saddle, being dragged along by a horse by his foot, which is caught in a stirrup. Signed '[Rowl]andson 1791'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7 1/2in
  • Width: 10 3/8in
Dimensions taken from the 1921 Accessions Register.
Marks and inscriptions
[Rowl]andson 1791 (Signed.)
Object history
This is apparently one of a series of 'Dreadful Deaths'.
Production
Object is signed '[Rowl]andson 1791'.
This is apparently one of a series of 'Dreadful Deaths'.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.2475-1921 (Series)
Collection
Accession number
E.2474-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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