Additional Makers
Publisher - J Harris
Description
Regatta at Keswick in Cumberland; mock battle with gang of men storming a house on the banks of a river, stealing plates of meat and barrels, guns and cannon fired in the centre, men lying in the foreground, women watching from behind a wall at left, others with a child and cleric beside tree at right, boats on the water and figures lining the opposite bank, mountains in background. 1788. Hand-coloured etching.
Inscription
Lettered in lower right corner of image: "Painted by Mr Smirke", and below at right: "RWB"(?), "Publish'd by J. Harris No. 37 Dean Street Soho 1788"
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Keswick, Cumbria, England
Country
England
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
People & Society
