Postboys and Posthorses at the White Hart Inn

Postboys and Posthorses at the White Hart Inn

Thomas Rowlandson

1787

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting is called Postboys and Posthorses at the White Hart Inn. It was made in 1787 by Thomas Rowlandson. The artist was part of the Romanticism movement, which often focused on everyday life and scenes, and this painting is a genre scene, which means it shows a common, everyday scene. You can learn more about this type of scene at the museum where it's held, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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