The Scotch Ostrich Seeking Cover by Thomas Rowlandson

Hand-coloured caricature of a Scotsman in a kilt hiding his head behind a Parliamentary Recess wall as hunters approach.

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The Scotch Ostrich Seeking Cover, Thomas Rowlandson (July 8, 1805), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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A hand-coloured caricature shows a Scotsman in a tartan kilt and bonnet with his head hidden behind a brick wall labelled Parliamentary Recess, his posterior exposed, while two hunters with a gun approach across a grassy bank. A thistle grows nearby, and the scene is captioned as a satire on the ostrich's habit of hiding its head. The print is by Thomas Rowlandson, dated July 8, 1805.

Date

July 8, 1805

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0