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Hand-coloured caricature: a nightcapped man leans from a lit window as a cat and pots fall from the ledge; caption reads Two O'Clock in the Morning.

Two O'Clock in the Morning: caricature of a night-time window

A hand-coloured aquatint caricature shows a man in a nightcap leaning from a tall window at night, lit by a candle on the sill, while a cat and potted plants tumble from the ledge below. A printed caption reads 'Two O'Clock in the Morning' above a shop sign for an apothecary and auctioneer.

Artist
Egerton, M., active 1824-1827
Date
[1827?]
Medium
Caricatures Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2651 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1837.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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