Title: The Philosopher (Bearded Old Man Copying Book)
Object type: Print
Date: 1783–87
Portfolio: Imitations of Modern Drawings
Artist:  Thomas Rowlandson 
Artist bio: British, London 1757–1827 London
Artist nationality: British
Artist role: Etcher
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/8 x 7 9/16 in. (15.5 x 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (47 x 31.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Geography: Published in London   England      
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Writing