Rowlandson's Sketches from Nature:  Taunton Vale, Somersetshire
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Rowlandson's Sketches from Nature: Taunton Vale, Somersetshire

TitleRowlandson's Sketches from Nature: Taunton Vale, Somersetshire
ArtistThomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827)
Date1809 19th century
Mediumetching, hand colored
ClassificationPrint
OriginEngland, early 19th Century England
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineRowlandson's Sketches from Nature: Taunton Vale, Somersetshire, 1809. Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827). Etching, hand colored. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1964.9
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“Rowlandson's Sketches from Nature: Taunton Vale, Somersetshire” is a work by Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827), dated 1809. It is executed in etching, hand colored and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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