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The Propagation of a Lye

(English, 1756–1827)
(English, 1750–1811)
1776–1827
Medium/TechniquePen and watercolor over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSight: 20.6 x 16 cm (8 1/8 x 6 5/16 in. )
Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding
Accession number48.113
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsTracing, colored on verso. LC in ink, "T. Rowlandson" & "Propagation of a Lye".
ProvenanceJohn Taylor Spaulding (1870-1948, Boston); gift to MFA, January 8, 1948.
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