1809
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Boxes is a 1809 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print is packed with tiny scenes in rows. Each box shows people doing odd things—some look like they’re playing music, others are dancing or talking. The colors are flat and bright, mostly blues, greens, and browns. Faces are exaggerated, almost like cartoons. The title at the bottom reads *"The Bozes"* with a quote from Shakespeare. The artist signed it in the corner. It’s all drawn by hand and then colored in. Want to know more? Check out etching to see how this kind of print was made.
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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