Art, literature & history
Study for Dr. Syntax at a Book Auction
1820
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and brown and gray ink with brush and watercolor, on tan wove paper, laid down on card
- Dimensions
- 12.2 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1940.808
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Thomas Rowlandson. Study for Dr. Syntax at a Book Auction. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Dr. Syntax at a Book Auction — Thomas Rowlandson. 1820.
Medium: Pen and brown and gray ink with brush and watercolor, on tan wove paper, laid down on card. Dimensions: 12.2 × 20.9 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.