The Roman Catholic Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields

A hand-colored aquatint of a crowded church interior seen from the nave. Two curved galleries line the sides, filled with spectators, while worshippers in dark and red garments kneel and stand on the floor before a richly decorated altar beneath a domed, arched ceiling. The tall columns and soft tonal shading give the scene an orderly, theatrical depth.

Look closer: The printed title and publisher credit sit in the lower margin beneath the scene.

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson

Date

April 1, 1808

Medium

Hand-colored etching and aquatint

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3627 × 3028 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917