Lodging at M'Queen's, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides by Thomas Rowlandson

Lodging at M'Queen's, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides 1786

drawing, print, etching, paper

drawing

print

pen illustration

etching

old engraving style

paper

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

england

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

This 1786 etching by Thomas Rowlandson, titled "Lodging at A.M'Queen's, from Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides," depicts a humorous scene of discomfort and chaos during the famed writer James Boswell's travels. Rowlandson, known for his satirical and often grotesque depictions of daily life, captures the cramped and crowded lodgings with his signature style of exaggerated figures and intricate detail. This work, now held at the Art Institute of Chicago, offers a glimpse into the social and cultural realities of 18th-century travel.