The Esquire's Intrusion, from "The Vicar of Wakefield"
The Vicar of Wakefield was written by Oliver Goldsmith between 1761–62, published in 1766, and later illustrated with twenty-four designs by Thomas Rowlandson in 1817.
Credit: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
May 1, 1817
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
14.4 x 23.3 cm
59.533.1640(7)
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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