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Susanna and the Elders
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Susanna and the Elders

Thomas Rowlandson
undated
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The story

Rowlandson moved the Bible story into a bedroom, where two fully dressed old men stare at Susanna kneeling on a bed. The biblical title comes from the scholar Gert Schiff, who reprinted Rowlandson's erotica in his 1969 book.

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Object details

Title
Susanna and the Elders
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
undated
Culture
British
Medium
Print
Object type
Prints
Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0316
Original image
1875 × 2500 px
Source record
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License evidence
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