Childs Gallery: Syntax Star-Gazing by Thomas Rowlandson

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Artist:	Rowlandson, Thomas British (1765-1827)	Title:	Syntax Star-Gazing
Date:	1812	Media:	colored engraving and aquatint
Dimensions:	4 7/8 X 7 3/4 inches	Signature:	in plate
Description:	Grego II 252. Signed in plate lower left: "Drawn by Rowlandson". Illustration from poem by W.Combe: "The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax-in Search of a Wife". Published in, "The Three Tours of Dr. Syntax 1812-1821", by R. Ackermann, London, 1822. A fine impression in fine condition aside from minor 1/8" tear in upper left margin. Margins trimmed to platemark on 2 sides, and just within platemark on 2 sides. Shows Syntax with a telescope showing the pleasures of astronomy to a young lady.
Price:	$325

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