CARELESS ATTENTION.
DateFebruary 1, 1798
Engraver
Thomas Rowlandson
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white etching with aquatint and period hand color
DimensionsOH: 11 1/2" x OW: 13 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object number1939-297,A&B
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "CARELESS ATTENTION./ Pub.d as the Act directs, Feb/y 1, 1798, by J. Griggs."ProvenanceBefore 1932, Frederick Keppel & Co. [1868-1940] (New York, NY);1932, purchased by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller [1874-1948] (New York, NY); 1939-given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).Thomas Rowlandson
1810, originally published August 8, 1798
