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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
Haymakers at Rest, or, Ease and Elegance
signed & dated 1798RCIN 913708
Rowlandson made a number of drawings of haymakers in relaxed situations. Here, two couples lie on a haystack asleep, with a dog on the floor at their feet. The barrel in the foreground and the bare breasts of one of the women suggest that their sleep is post-coital and fuelled by alcohol rather than the physical exertion of making hay.
Cat. 48
Bibliographic reference(s)
O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London p. 525
