1785
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Bed-warmer is a 1785 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a messy bedroom scene with two people in bed. One is a woman sitting up, wrapped in sheets, looking worried. The other is a man sprawled out, half-covered, with his head near her feet. The room is cluttered—clothes on the floor, a chair tipped over, and a dog curled up at the foot of the bed. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show chaos and humor. The messy details make the scene feel real and funny. Look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and metal.
Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.
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