Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Christmas Gambols. 30 - 30 Nov 1804
Hand-coloured etching | RCIN 810598
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A hand-coloured print of a drunken party taking place in a kitchen where four couples of domestic servants frolic with each other. In the centre of the print, a black footman holds-up a maid to kiss her underneath a bunch of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling. A couple embrace on the floor in front of the hearth, another footman tips a chair back to kiss the woman who is sitting in it, and a further couple kiss in the background. A punch bowl and glasses are in the right foreground.
Inscribed in the plate: Pubd Nov 30 1804 by T Rowlandson N 1 James Street Adelphi / Rowlandson 1804 -
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Hand-coloured etching
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