1799
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Monkey Room in the Tower is a 1799 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This crowded scene shows a group of people staring at monkeys in a cage. Some monkeys are perched on ledges, others sit or climb inside the cage, and a few are on the ground. The people wear odd hats and coats, and one man holds a stick like a whip. A child in green points at the monkeys, while a woman in pink looks surprised. The title says this is "The Monkey Room in the Tower," which sounds like a real place where people paid to see animals. The artist used a mix of ink and watercolor to make the colors pop. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this 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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