Drawings
The Baker
- Date
- 1812
- Accession number
- 2007.23.2
- Maker
- Thomas Rowlandson(Opens in new tab) (British, 1756–1827)
- Dimensions
- 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm.) frame: 20 1/2 x 16 in. (52.1 x 40.6 cm.)
- Medium
- watercolor and ink on paper
- Description
- Ink and watercolor drawing of a baker witha tray of loaves above his head, to his right are two women conversing. One woman holds a pitcher while the other reaches for a loaf of bread. There is a brown dog at the foot of the baker and the background depicts a street scene. "St. Giles" is written in the lower right corner.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mary E. Crotty O'Reilly
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
