The Slang Society

Thomas Rowlandson · British

Date: July 24, 1785

Medium: Hand-colored etching

Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (24.4 × 35 cm)

Classification: Prints

Themes: Dogs, Drunkenness, Men, Satire, Women

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Date range

1785 – 1785

Largest dimension

35.0 cm

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