Friday 30 July 2021

Thomas Rowlandson - part 5

Thomas Rowlandson (1757 London – 1827 London) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. Rowlandson also produced highly explicit erotica for a private clientele; this was never published publicly at the time and is now only found in a small number of collections. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire, William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon Bonaparte.

For more information about Thomas Rowlandson see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 4 also.

This is part 5 of a 19-part series on the works of Thomas Rowlandson:

1797 An Author & Bookseller
pen and watercolour over graphite on paper 31 x 20.2 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

1797 An Author & Bookseller
hand-coloured etching 34.6 x 22.7 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1797 Cupid's Magick Lantern
etching 25.3 x 19.5 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 An Amorous Turk
hand-coloured etching 28.5 x 24.2 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Grog on Board
ink and watercolour 29.2 x 38.1 cm

1798 Haymakers at Rest, or, Ease and Elegance
pen with coloured inks and watercolour over pencil
 11.1 x 18.2 cm (sheet)
© Royal Collection Trust, UK

1798 Three Volunteers
hand-coloured etching 12.4 x 17 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c1798 Launcetown, Cornwall
pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over graphite, on cream wove paper 17 x 26 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1798 Comforts of Bath (Spa town in the UK):

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 1
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.3 x 20.9 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

2 1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 2
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.5 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 3
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17 x 23.7 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 4
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.5 x 23 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


1798 Study for Plate 5, Comforts of Bath. (see below)
 pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, on cream wove paper 13 x 19.2 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Comforts of Bath. Plate 5
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.8 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 6
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.8 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 7
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.1 x 22.7 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 8
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.4 x 23 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 9
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.6 x 23.5 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 10
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17 x 23.2 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 11
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.6 x 23.6 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Comforts of Bath. Plate 12
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 17.3 x 23.7 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Hungarian and Highland Broadsword:

Title Page

1798 Cut One, and Bridle-Arm Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.2 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Cut One and Horses Head near Side, Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.3 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Cut One, and Thigh Protect. New Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.1 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Cut Six, and Sword Arm Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.1 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Cut Two & Right Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.3 x 33.3 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Cut Two and Horse's Off Side Protect. New Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.4 x 33.3 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Give Point, and Left Parry.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.2 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Half Circle Guard. Medium Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.3 x 33 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Horses Head, Near Side, Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33.3 x 27.5 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Left Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33.1 x 27.7 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Off Side Protect, New Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33.3 x 27.8 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 On the Right to the Front, Parry, against Infantry.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.5 x 33.3 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Outside Half Hanger. Hanging Guard. Inside Half Hanger.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.3 x 33 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Prepare to Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33.3 x 27.5 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Right Protect.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33.1 x 27.1 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 The Advantage of Shifting the LEG.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 28.7 x 34.9 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 The Consequence of not shifting the LEG.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 27.3 x 33 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1798 Thigh Protect, New Guard.
 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 33 x 27.3 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Country Characters:

1799 No.1 Publican
hand-coloured etching 22.5 x 17.2 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.2 Justice
hand-coloured etching 24.7 x 20.8 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.3 Barber
hand-coloured etching 24.5 x 19.6 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.4 Footman
hand-coloured etching 24.7 x 206 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.5 Tax Gatherer
hand-coloured etching 24.8 x 20 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.6 Squire
hand-coloured etching 25 x 20.5 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.7 Vicar
hand-coloured etching 25.3 x 20.4 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.8 Doctor
hand-coloured etching 25.1 x 20.1 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.9 Exciseman
hand-coloured etching 24.5 x 20 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.10 Steward
hand-coloured etching 24.9 x 20.2 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.11 Attorney
hand-coloured etching 24.7 x 20.5 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

No.12 London Outrider, or Brother Saddlebag
hand-coloured etching 27.3 x 21.8 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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1799 A Fresh-Water Salute
hand-coloured etching and aquatint 16.8 x 22.3 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse
hand-coloured etching 28.5 x 35 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 A Return from a Walk!
 hand-coloured etching 21.7 x 19.2 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Change Alley!! Sketch 1. Waddling In!
(after George Moutard Woodward)
hand-coloured etching 23.8 x 18.3 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Change Alley!! Sketch 2. Waddling Out!
(after George Moutard Woodward)
hand-coloured etching 25.2 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Chelsea Reach
hand-coloured etching  and aquatint 18.2 x 26.6 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Connoisseurs of Art.
hand-coloured etching 25.7 x 19.5 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Fast Day.
 hand-coloured etching 27 x 30 cm (sheet)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1799 Good Speculation!
hand-coloured etching 22.2 x 19.2 cm (image)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York