Imitations at Drury-Lane theatre, Thomas Rowlandson

An uncoloured print of a scene at Drury Lane Theatre, a reminiscence of James Boswell when he stood up and putting his hands to his face, imitated the sound of a cow, with great success. Boswell is on the front row and members of the audience to his right applaud whilst the man on his left recoils in revulsion.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors, a popular artist in the Regency period in England.