1787
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Overdrove Ox is a 1787 ink by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This crowded scene shows a chaotic street where a giant ox is being dragged by a rope. People run, trip, and wave flags while others watch from a bridge or a carriage. A church tower stands in the background, and a ship is docked near the water. The artist packed in tiny details—like the sign reading *"The Overdrove Ox"* and the mix of fancy and messy clothing. This was meant to look like a real, messy moment, not a perfect one. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like Rowlandson made 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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