1802
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lawyers Last Circuit is a 1802 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows three skeletons in a chaotic scene. One skeleton is riding a horse, another is on a cart, and the third is swinging a bat. A fourth skeleton is dressed like a person in old-fashioned clothes, falling off a horse. The background looks like a dark, stormy night with a sign that says "Road to Hell." The title below the image is *The Lawyers Last Circuit*, and it’s a joke about lawyers being chased by death. The text is a mix of funny questions and a quote from *Hamlet*. If you like this mix of humor and spooky art, look up etching to see how artists like Rowlandson made these sharp, detailed prints.
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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