Two gentlemen wearing academic caps stand looking at tomb effigy in a side chapel of a church. The one man who has a large belly and is gesturing toward the tomb, bears some resemblance to Samuel Johnson. To the right, man confronts a woman who seems prepared to deliver a backhanded slap with her fan.
A second drawing on the back of the sheet is of a street scene, with a carriage, horse-drawn omnibus, various couples promenading in the street with one man begging with hat in hand.
- Artist: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist.
- Title: [Academics viewing a tomb inside a church] [art original] ; [Street scene].
- Production: [England], [approximately 1820]
Drawings R79 no. 25 Box D146
Acquired May 2024