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Thomas Rowlandson : pleasures and pursuits in Georgian England / Patricia Phagan ; essays by Vic Gatrell and Amelia Rauser.

Phagan, Patricia (Patricia Elaine), author.; Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.; Gatrell, Vic, 1941-; Rauser, Amelia F. (Amelia Faye); Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.; Vassar College. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.
2011
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Title
Thomas Rowlandson : pleasures and pursuits in Georgian England / Patricia Phagan ; essays by Vic Gatrell and Amelia Rauser.
Edition
1st ed.
Created/published
[Poughkeepsie, N.Y.] : Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College ; London : In association with D. Giles Ltd., 2011.
Description
184 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm
Associated name
Phagan, Patricia (Patricia Elaine), author.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
Gatrell, Vic, 1941-
Rauser, Amelia F. (Amelia Faye)
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.
Vassar College. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.
Note
Published to accompany an exhibition on display at Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., Jan. 14-Mar. 13, 2011, and at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Apr. 8-June 12, 2011.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
An Introduction /
Patricia Phagan
Rowlandson's London /
Vic Gatrell
Amoral humor : desire and mockery in Rowlandson's comic art /
Ameria Rauser
Catalogue /
Patricia Phagan
High society and politics
The street
Clubs and taverns
Outoor entertainment and diversions
Art, theater and dance
Sex and romance.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- New York (State).

Call number
ND1942.R64 A4 2011
Folger-specific note
Gift of Sheila ffolliott
Folger accession
266748

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