Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827), artist — Hackney Assembly. Graces, the Graces, Remember the Graces. First Edition of the Etching.

London:1802; reissued 1812. Handcolored etching. 20.5 x 23.5cm. Matted. Small losses in upper corners..References: Joseph Grego Rowlandson the Caricaturist: A selection from his works, with anecdotal desciptions.. 2 vols. London, 1880, Vol. II, pp. 235, 403...Met Museum: Object Number: 59.533.845..Yale University. Lewis Walpole Library Call Number 812.00.00.97 .. A satire set in an assembly room: Two well-dressed older men with caricatured faces, one with gloves and a large belly, bow to a old woman equally caricatured. The other members of the party are also caricatured in the background, some dancing. Musicians play in the balcony above on the right.: Title etched below image. Probably a reissue; date following Rowlandson's signature has most likely been altered from "1802." See Grego. Text below title: Graces, the Graces, remember the Graces. .