Wet Parsons.

DateSeptember 15, 1785

After work by Thomas Rowlandson

Engraver Pierre Simon

Engraver Francis Jukes

OriginEngland, London

MediumSepia aquatint with etching

DimensionsOH: 14 1/8" x OW: 15 1/4"; Plate H: 13 1/4" x W: 15 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1941-176

DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "Wet Parsons./ Design'd by T. Rowlandson/ Aquatinto by F. Jukes./ Engraved by P. Simon/ London Publish'd Sept.r 15.th-1785-by J.R. Smith N.o 83-Oxford Street"
Label TextA group of five parsons sit around a table in an inn courtyard, drinking and smoking. A maid brings a large bowl towards them. Another of the group has turned towards a tree to relieve himself. In a window over the door, a young man and maid are embraced. A dog sits begging at the table. Of interest is a painting over the exterior door. In the distance, a spire of a church can be seen.