Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Thomas Rowlandson / English, 1756-1827
Date: 1805
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
Dimensions: 29.4 × 23.2 cm (11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: watercolor
Place: England
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
Accession no.: 1965.1185

Concerto Spirituale
Thomas Rowlandson
c. 1775/80 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00002255
Doctor Syntax on the Road
Thomas Rowlandson
n.d. · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00002256
Coach Changing Horses
Thomas Rowlandson
1827 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00002342
At an Old English Eating House
Thomas Rowlandson
n.d. · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00002344