Doctor Syntax Pursued by a Bull, from "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Pictureque", a poem by William Combe, Plate 8 / Thomas Rowlandson

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Accession Number: 1976/2.147
Title: Doctor Syntax Pursued by a Bull, from "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Pictureque", a poem by William Combe, Plate 8
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Artist Nationality: British
Artist Life Dates: 1756-1827
Medium and Support: hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Object Creation Date: 1813
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Jessie E. Coller.
Inscription: Titled, dated, and signed on plate, l.c.: Doctor Syntax Pursued by a Bull; l.l.: Drawn and etched by Rowlandson; top c.: London: Pub. Apr. 1, 1813 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand Plate 8
Dimensions: 13.8 cm x 23.4 cm (5 7/16 in. x 9 3/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: bulls; cattle; dogs; fences; figures; horses; trees
Secondary Keywords: animals; architecture; mammals; people and occupations; plants; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1453 x 843
File Size: 87 KB
Record: 1976/2.147
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Full citation: "Doctor Syntax Pursued by a Bull, from "The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Pictureque", a poem by William Combe, Plate 8; Thomas Rowlandson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-2.147/1976_2.147.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.