The Baker

Maker Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756-1827)

Collections

British Drawing Selections

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1812

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm.) frame: 20 1/2 x 16 in. (52.1 x 40.6 cm.)

DescriptionInk and watercolor drawing of a baker witha tray of loaves above his head, to his right are two women conversing. One woman holds a pitcher while the other reaches for a loaf of bread. There is a brown dog at the foot of the baker and the background depicts a street scene. "St. Giles" is written in the lower right corner.

SignedSigned in lower left of recto: Rowlandson, 1812

InscribedSigned in lower left of recto: Rowlandson 1812 Inscribed in lower right of recto: St Giles's

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mary E. Crotty O'Reilly

Status

Not on view

Object number2007.23.2