Humbugging, Or Raising the Devil

• 1800
• Thomas Rowlandson, English
• Image: 10.25 x 12.5 in.
  Aquatint, hand-colored etching
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.145
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

A man dressed as an alchemist raises the devil from the ground to fool a wealthy man. A woman behind a curtain picks the man's pocket while he is gasping.

Inscription

Published March 12, 1800, by A. Ackerman.