1780
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Hunt Supper is a 1780 watercolor by Thomas Rowlandson, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This crowded room looks like a chaotic party gone wrong. A man in white is mid-jump, holding a glass like he’s celebrating—or maybe panicking. Others sprawl on the floor, some slumped over tables, while a few stand frozen, looking shocked. A dog lies near a tipped-over chair, and a bird flies in through an open window. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show the mess, making it feel fast and messy. The colors are muted, but the movement is wild. Check out Rowlandson, Thomas to see more of his wild, exaggerated scenes.
Thomas Rowlandson’s watercolour *The Hunt Supper* (1780) shows a group of men in various states of intoxication, some slumped in chairs or sprawled on the floor amid empty bottles, while another dances atop a table. The scene captures the excesses of revelry with exaggerated, humorous detail. A related engraving titled *Choice spirits’ Anniversary Meeting* appeared in *Miseries of the Country*.
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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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