Preparing to Start

1811

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 23 × 34 cm (9 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.8 × 35 cm (9 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 26 × 39 cm (10 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1942.203
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Preparing to Start — Thomas Rowlandson. 1811.

Medium: Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 23 × 34 cm (9 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Plate: 24.8 × 35 cm (9 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 26 × 39 cm (10 1/4 × 15 3/8 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.

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