Tail Piece to Volume Three: The Genii of Caricature Bringing in Fresh Supplies c. 19th century

Curator: This is Thomas Rowlandson's "Tail Piece to Volume Three: The Genii of Caricature Bringing in Fresh Supplies." What strikes you about it? Editor: The scene is so bustling! It feels like a satirical commentary on the London art world. What's your take on the figures and their relationship to the "Apollo Library?" Curator: Exactly! Notice the publisher T. Tegg is being fired from the Apollo Library with "caricatures" flooding the street. It reveals the contentious commercialisation of art and the power dynamics at play. What social commentaries do you think Rowlandson is making? Editor: I didn't catch the satirical angle at first, now I appreciate how art can be a tool for social commentary. Thanks! Curator: It can indeed expose societal hypocrisy and prompt us to question power structures.