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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 20 by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows James Boswell on stage, mooing like a cow while other people laugh. It was published in 1786 for a London theater crowd. Boswell often did silly imitations during breaks. The joke wasn’t just Boswell’s cow act. The print mocks bad actors by showing how ridiculous they look copying others. Thomas Rowlandson loved poking fun at London’s social scenes. Next time you’re in London, check this out at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print shows James Boswell imitating a cow onstage at Drury Lane Theatre, published by E. Jackson in 1786.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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