Skip to main content

House-breakers: 34.14-278

Current Location: In storage

Titles

House-breakers

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rowlandson, Thomas
Printmaker: Malton, Thomas II

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1788

Note

Etched by Rowlandson, aquatinted by Malton. Trimmed along lower edge, but probably Fores edition.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Hand colouring
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rowlandson 1788
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: HOUSE BREAKERS
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Drawn & Etched by T. Rowlandson
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Aquatinta by T. Malton
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.14-278
Primary reference Number: 186063

Audit data

Created: Friday 6 January 2012 Updated: Thursday 30 April 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "House-breakers" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186063 Accessed: 2024-04-23 23:13:15

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186063 |title=House-breakers |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-23 23:13:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-186063

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of House

House

Accession Number: E.47.1907

An image of Dish

Burleigh House

Accession Number: C.1569-1928

An image of CM.836-1989_2_201902_mfj22_dc1.jpg

School Medal

Accession Number: CM.836-1989

An image of Painting

Outside an Alms-house

Accession Number: 2771

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

Snowy Landscape at Eragny - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: The Sleeping Dragon Plum Tree at Kameido - Christmas card pack

The Sleeping Dragon Plum Tree at Kameido - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Snowy landscape at Eragny - Art print

Snowy landscape at Eragny - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Rocks at Bagnoles-De-L'Orne - Art print

Rocks at Bagnoles-De-L'Orne - Art print

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Piette’s House at Montfoucault - Snow Effect

Piette’s House at Montfoucault - Snow Effect

Featured image for the project: Piette’s House at Montfoucault: Snow Effect, 1874

Piette’s House at Montfoucault: Snow Effect, 1874

Featured image for the project: Temporary Front of House Hosts

Temporary Front of House Hosts

Featured image for the project: The Feast in the House of Simon

The Feast in the House of Simon

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo