Art Whisper Open the appOpen app
Lady Elliott, Commonly Called Dolly The Tall by Thomas Rowlandson

Lady Elliott, Commonly Called Dolly The Tall

Thomas Rowlandson · 1775

Scroll
DETAILS
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
1775
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor, heightened with traces of white gouache
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
England, 18th century
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
AUDIO DEEP DIVE

Stand in front of it and listen

The full narration walks you through Lady Elliott, Commonly Called Dolly The Tall — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.

Get the free app
0:00Preview · 0:30Free preview · 0:30 Hear the full story in the app
THE ARTIST

Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was a prolific English caricaturist of the Georgian Era, renowned for his robust political satires and keen social observations.

Read Rowlandson’s full story
MORE FROM THIS ARTIST

Further Works by Rowlandson

1 / 2
Lady Booby attempts to seduce the immaculate Joseph, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Lady Booby attempts to seduce the immaculate Joseph, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Parson Adams Discovered in a Suspicious Situation with Mrs. Slipslop, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Parson Adams Discovered in a Suspicious Situation with Mrs. Slipslop, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Parson Adams Engaged In A Perilous Hunting Adventure, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Parson Adams Engaged In A Perilous Hunting Adventure, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Parson Adams & Fanny examined as culprits before the country Justice, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr Abraham Adams" Parson Adams & Fanny examined as culprits before the country Justice, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Table of Contents: "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Table of Contents: "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Title Page: "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Title Page: "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Young Adams Catechised by Parson Adams, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" Young Adams Catechised by Parson Adams, from "The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr. Abraham Adams" 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
KEEP EXPLORING

More works to explore

Beyond Rowlandson: works from the same years.

Andromache Mourning Hector Same era · 1760s–1790s Andromache Mourning Hector Jacques-Louis David · 1783 · Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Portrait of a Lady Same era · 1760s–1790s Portrait of a Lady John Smart of Ipswich · 1773 · Yale Center for British Art Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud Same era · 1760s–1790s Design for a Lampas Silk with a Triumphal Chariot on a Cloud Philippe de la Salle · 1765 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duke of Orleans 'Philippe Egalité' (1747-1793) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) Same era · 1760s–1790s Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duke of Orleans 'Philippe Egalité' (1747-1793) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) Samuel Drummond · 1785 · National Trust Portrait of a Man Same era · 1760s–1790s Portrait of a Man Benjamin West · 1790 · Art Institute of Chicago Self-Portrait Same era · 1760s–1790s Self-Portrait Francisco Goya · 1783 · Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen A young girl walks towards the left with one infant on her shoulder and holding another small child's hand, while two children walk at right with a torch and a basket Same era · 1760s–1790s A young girl walks towards the left with one infant on her shoulder and holding another small child's hand, while two children walk at right with a torch and a basket Luca Cambiaso · 1775 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art John Jehu, L'Inghilterra Same era · 1760s–1790s John Jehu, L'Inghilterra James Bretherton · 1772 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hear Lady Elliott, Commonly Called Dol…’s storyFree in the Art Whisper app Open