The Hopes of the Family – An Admission at the University
Thomas Rowlandson|Henry William Bunbury|Rudolph Ackermann, London · British|British|British
Date: ca. 1803
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (14.5 × 19.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Dogs, Men, Satire, Students, Women
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Date range
1798 – 1808
Largest dimension
19.5 cm
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