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Thomas Rowlandson Collection (#47)

Thomas Rowlandson was a renowned British artist and caricaturist who lived from 1756 to 1827

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dark Lanthern Business, Mrs. Hob, Nob, Night Canvass, Bosom Friend, Thomas Rowlandson

Dark Lanthern Business, Mrs. Hob, Nob, Night Canvass, Bosom Friend, Thomas Rowlandson
Dark Lanthern Business, or, Mrs. Hob and Nob On a Night Canvass With a Bosom Friend, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (British)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Sir, Joseph, Banks, about, Eat, Alligator, Fish Supper

Drawings Prints, Print, Sir, Joseph, Banks, about, Eat, Alligator, Fish Supper
Drawings and Prints, Print, Sir Joseph Banks about to Eat an Alligator ( The Fish Supper ), Artist, Publisher, Subject, Thomas Rowlandson, George Kearsley, Sir Joseph Banks, British

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Breakfast, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Breakfast, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Breakfast, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1761-1838, British, London 1757-1827 London, Fores, Samuel William, Rowlandson, Thomas

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Exciseman, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, George Moutard Woodward

Drawings Prints, Print, Exciseman, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, George Moutard Woodward
Drawings and Prints, Print, Exciseman, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, After, George Moutard Woodward, Thomas Rowlandson, Rudolph Ackermann, British, ca

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Irish Baronet Nurse, Artist, Publisher, George Moutard Woodward

Drawings Prints, Print, Irish Baronet Nurse, Artist, Publisher, George Moutard Woodward
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Irish Baronet and his Nurse, Artist, Publisher, After, George Moutard Woodward, Thomas Rowlandson, Rudolph Ackermann, British, ca

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, New Shoes, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London

Drawings Prints, Print, New Shoes, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London
Drawings and Prints, Print, New Shoes, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, January 1794, 1794

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Acute Pain, Le Brun Travested, Caricatures Passions, Artist

Drawings Prints, Print, Acute Pain, Le Brun Travested, Caricatures Passions, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, Acute Pain, Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions, Artist, Publisher, After, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward, Rudolph Ackermann, British

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Music, Charms, Soothe, Savage, Breast, Artist publisher, Artist, T

Drawings Prints, Print, Music, Charms, Soothe, Savage, Breast, Artist publisher, Artist, T
Drawings and Prints, Print, Music Has Charms to Soothe the Savage Breast, Artist and publisher, Artist, After, T. Smith, Thomas Rowlandson, British, active London 1785-1800, British

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Author & Bookseller, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores

Drawings Prints, Print, Author & Bookseller, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores
Drawings and Prints, Print, An Author & Bookseller, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1761-1838, British, London 1757-1827 London, Fores, Samuel William

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Death, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores

Drawings Prints, Print, Death, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Death, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, 1761-1838, Rowlandson, Thomas, Fores, Samuel William

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Embarking Brighthelmstone Dieppe Imitations Modern Drawings

Embarking Brighthelmstone Dieppe Imitations Modern Drawings
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Money Lenders, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, George Prince

Money Lenders, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, George Prince
Money Lenders, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London), George Prince of Wales (British, London 1762-1830 Windsor), November 8, 1784

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, infant, Jones, found, bed, Ms, Allworthy... illustration

Drawings Prints, Print, infant, Jones, found, bed, Ms, Allworthy... illustration
Drawings and Prints, Print, The infant Jones found in the bed of Ms Allworthy... illustration to Henry Fieldings The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Public Characters April 1 1801 Etching hand colored

Public Characters April 1 1801 Etching hand colored
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Right Protect, Hungarian Highland Broadsword, Artist, Publisher

Drawings Prints, Print, Right Protect, Hungarian Highland Broadsword, Artist, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Right Protect, Hungarian and Highland Broadsword, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Angelo, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, London 1756-1835 London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Brewers Drays, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, E

Drawings Prints, Print, Brewers Drays, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, E
Drawings and Prints, Print, Brewers Drays, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, E. Jackson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, Jackson, E. 1757, 1700, 1827, 1850, 1784

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Spiritual Lovers, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward

Drawings Prints, Print, Spiritual Lovers, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward
Drawings and Prints, Print, Spiritual Lovers, Artist, After, Thomas Rowlandson, George Moutard Woodward, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, ca

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Pluck Goose June 10 1802 Hand-colored etching

Pluck Goose June 10 1802 Hand-colored etching
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Crowe & Pigeon, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Robert Hixon

Drawings Prints, Print, Crowe & Pigeon, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Robert Hixon
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Crowe & The Pigeon, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Robert Hixon, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, active London, 1794-1817, Rowlandson, Thomas, Hixon

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, cruelly, accused, maltreated, Wife, &... illustration

Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, cruelly, accused, maltreated, Wife, &... illustration
Drawings and Prints, Print, Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife &... illustration to Henry Fieldings The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Traffic, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, 1791

Traffic, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, 1791
Traffic, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London), 1791

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Single Married, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Single Married, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Single and Married, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1761-1838, British, London 1757-1827 London, Fores, Samuel William, Rowlandson

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Irish Ambassadors Extraordinary, Gallante Show, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Irish Ambassadors Extraordinary, Gallante Show, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Irish Ambassadors Extraordinary, A Gallante Show, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, March 7, 1789

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Thigh Protect, New Guard, Hungarian Highland Broadsword, Publisher

Drawings Prints, Print, Thigh Protect, New Guard, Hungarian Highland Broadsword, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Thigh Protect, New Guard, Hungarian and Highland Broadsword, Publisher, Artist, Henry Angelo, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1756-1835 London, British

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Cries London, No. 8, Hot Cross Buns, Publisher, Artist, R

Drawings Prints, Print, Cries London, No. 8, Hot Cross Buns, Publisher, Artist, R
Drawings and Prints, Print, Cries of London, No. 8: Hot Cross Buns, Cries of London, Publisher, Artist, After, R. Ackermann, Thomas Rowlandson, Henri Merke, London, British, London 1757-1827 London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Setting, out, Edinburgh, Tour, Picturesque Beauties Boswell

Drawings Prints, Print, Setting, out, Edinburgh, Tour, Picturesque Beauties Boswell
Drawings and Prints, Print, Setting out from Edinburgh on the Tour (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), Publisher, Artist, Subject, Artist, Subject, After, E

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Gull Rook, Publisher, Artist, Robert Hixon, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Gull Rook, Publisher, Artist, Robert Hixon, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Gull and the Rook, Publisher, Artist, Robert Hixon, Thomas Rowlandson, British, active London, 1794-1817, British, London 1757-1827 London, Hixon, Robert, Rowlandson

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Parachute Sage Lady Second Experiment September 1785

Parachute Sage Lady Second Experiment September 1785
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Devonshire, Approved, Method, Securing, Votes, Subject, Artist

Drawings Prints, Print, Devonshire, Approved, Method, Securing, Votes, Subject, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes, Subject, Artist, Subject, Publisher, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Thomas Rowlandson

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Justice, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Justice, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Justice, Country Characters, Artist, Publisher, Artist, After, Thomas Rowlandson, Rudolph Ackermann, George Moutard Woodward, British, London 1757-1827 London, British

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, Interrupts, Tom, Jones, Protestations, Lady, Bellaston

Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, Interrupts, Tom, Jones, Protestations, Lady, Bellaston
Drawings and Prints, Print, Partridge Interrupts Tom Jones in his Protestations to Lady Bellaston, from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Chelsea Reach, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London

Drawings Prints, Print, Chelsea Reach, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London
Drawings and Prints, Print, Chelsea Reach, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, 1799, 1799

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Soldiers Departure, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Soldiers Departure, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Soldiers Departure, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Rudolph Ackermann, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, Ackermann, Rudolph, 1757, 1764

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Tithe Pig, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Tithe Pig, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Tithe Pig, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1761-1838, British, London 1757-1827 London, Fores, Samuel William, Rowlandson, Thomas

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Pie-Us Ecstacy Godliness Itinerant Preachers

Pie-Us Ecstacy Godliness Itinerant Preachers
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dropsy Courting Consumption October 25 1810 Hand-colored etching

Dropsy Courting Consumption October 25 1810 Hand-colored etching
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Henry Munro, Chief Irish Rebels, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Henry Munro, Chief Irish Rebels, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Henry Munro, Chief of the Irish Rebels, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, July 1798

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Cully Pillag d, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Cully Pillag d, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Cully Pillag d, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, John Raphael Smith, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, baptized Derby 1751-1812 Doncaster, Rowlandson

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Reception 1780-1827 Ink watercolor Sheet 9 1 / 2

Reception 1780-1827 Ink watercolor Sheet 9 1 / 2
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Fashionable Suit, Matrimonial Comforts, Artist, Publisher

Drawings Prints, Print, Fashionable Suit, Matrimonial Comforts, Artist, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Fashionable Suit, Matrimonial Comforts, Artist, Publisher, Artist, After, George Moutard Woodward, Rudolph Ackermann, Thomas Rowlandson, British, ca

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Polish Dwarf, Performing, Grand Seignior, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London

Polish Dwarf, Performing, Grand Seignior, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London
The Polish Dwarf Performing Before The Grand Seignior, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London), March 1786

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Naval Triumph Favours Conferred November 13 1780

Naval Triumph Favours Conferred November 13 1780
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Chairmens Terror, Artist publisher, Thomas Rowlandson

Drawings Prints, Print, Chairmens Terror, Artist publisher, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Chairmens Terror, Artist and publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, July 18, 1792

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Essay, Sublime, &, Beautiful, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British

Drawings Prints, Print, Essay, Sublime, &, Beautiful, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British
Drawings and Prints, Print, An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, April 10, 1792

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Great Man Hobby Horse 1803 Etching Sheet 19 x 7 1 / 2

Great Man Hobby Horse 1803 Etching Sheet 19 x 7 1 / 2
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Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Outside Guard, St. Georges, Inside, Hungarian Highland Broadsword

Drawings Prints, Print, Outside Guard, St. Georges, Inside, Hungarian Highland Broadsword
Drawings and Prints, Print, Outside Guard, St. Georges Guard, Inside Guard, Hungarian and Highland Broadsword, Publisher, Artist, Henry Angelo, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1756-1835 London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Peep, into, Retreat, Tinnechurch, United Irish, Artist, Subject

Drawings Prints, Print, Peep, into, Retreat, Tinnechurch, United Irish, Artist, Subject
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Peep into the Retreat at Tinnechurch (United Irish), Artist, Subject, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Henry Grattan, James Whittle, British, London 1757-1827 London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, River, Outlines, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores

Drawings Prints, Print, River, Outlines, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores
Drawings and Prints, Print, The River, Outlines, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, Samuel William Fores, British, London 1757-1827 London, British, 1761-1838, Rowlandson, Thomas, Fores




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Thomas Rowlandson was a renowned British artist and caricaturist who lived from 1756 to 1827. His works captured the essence of everyday life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, providing a humorous and satirical commentary on society. One of his notable pieces, "The Contrast, " created in December 1792, showcases Rowlandson's talent for capturing contrasting scenes. This particular work juxtaposes two individuals from different social classes, highlighting the disparities between them. In "The Corsican Spider in His Web. " from July 12, 1808, Rowlandson takes aim at Napoleon Bonaparte with his characteristic wit. The caricature portrays Napoleon as a spider ensnaring Europe within his web of power. Rowlandson's ability to depict landscapes is evident in "Stamford Lincolnshire" from Sketches from Nature in 1822. This piece showcases his attention to detail and skillful use of light and shadow to bring the scenery to life. Not limited to societal observations alone, Rowlandson also depicted leisure activities such as billiards and cribbage games. In "Old Billiards, " he captures the camaraderie among players while adding a touch of humor through exaggerated expressions. Social issues were not off-limits for Rowlandson either. In "A Cribbage Party in St Giles Disturbed By A Press Gang" (1787), he sheds light on the pressing issue of press gangs disrupting innocent gatherings during that time period. "The Loves of the Fox and The Badger, " or "The Coalition Wedding" (1784), satirizes political alliances by portraying foxes marrying badgers – an allegory for controversial political unions occurring at that time. Rowlandson even ventured into sporting events like boxing matches. One such example is seen in "Boxing Match For 200 Guineas" (1810) where he captures the intensity and excitement of the fight between Dutch Sam and Medley.