The Advantage of Shifting the Leg
Thomas Rowlandson|Henry Angelo · British|British
Date: September 1798
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 1/16 in. (30.4 × 38.3 cm) Plate: 11 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (28.7 × 34.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Battles, Death, Soldiers, Swords
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Date range
1798 – 1798
Largest dimension
38.3 cm
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