Carriage Horses and Hostlers n.d.

Thomas Rowlandson, a prominent English artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, captured a humorous scene of everyday life in his pen-and-ink drawing "Carriage Horses and Hostlers." The artwork depicts a group of hostlers tending to horses harnessed to a grand carriage. Rowlandson's masterful use of line and detail, combined with his keen eye for social satire, brings the scene to life. The figures are depicted in a caricatured style, their expressions and postures hinting at the bustling energy of the carriage trade in London. The drawing, now part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, offers a glimpse into the world of 18th-century horse-drawn transportation.