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 - 18 also.
This is part 19 of a 19-part series on the works of Thomas Rowlandson:
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1821 Comet pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper |
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1822-27 Lay Figure at Somerset House pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour over graphite, on ivory wove paper 18.4 x 28.3 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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c1822 An Old Maid's Delight. hand-coloured etching 32.5 x 22.2 cm (sheet) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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c1822 Solitude at Strawberry Hill pen and brown ink, with brush and watercolour, on cream wove paper 12.3 x 19.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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1823 An Old Poacher Caught in a Snare. hand-coloured etching 35.2 x 25 cm (image) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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1823 The Chance Seller of the Exchequer Putting an Extinguisher on Lotteries. hand-coloured etching 24.4 x 35 cm (sheet) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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1825 Pie-Us Ecstacy – or Godliness (the Itinerant Preachers) Great Gain. etching 28.5 x 22.3 cm (image) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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1827 Coach Changing Horses. pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper 15.6 x 24.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
Note: The remainder of images found for this series are undated unlike the prints that have a publishing date. These original artworks however, do show what a good draughtsman Rowlandson was:
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n.d. Portrait of a Lady pen and grey ink with watercolour 19 x 15.3 cm The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Kitchin Stuf or Cupboard Love pen and ink and wash over graphite 11.6 x 18.8 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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n.d. A Blacksmith pen and black ink and grey wash on paper 24.4 x 19.1 cm (sheet) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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n.d. A Cavalry Review pen and grey ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. A Contre-Temps pen and watercolour over pencil 19.5 x 25 cm (sheet) © Royal Collection Trust, UK |
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n.d. A Girl feeding Pigs watercolour |
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n.d. A Prize Fight pen and brown ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. A View on the Thames pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper 25.3 x 41.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Ale House pen and red and brown ink with brush and watercolour, on ivory wove paper 11.3 x 18 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. At an Old English Eating House pen and red ink with brush and watercolour over graphite, on cream wove paper 15.1 x 26.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Bathers in a Landscape watercolour 15.2 x 25.2 cm Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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n.d. Boat Builders pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper 14.6 x 23.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Boon Companions pen and grey ink with grey and brown wash and watercolour |
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n.d. Captain Squander Bang Up to the Mark pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over graphite, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper 14.7 x 23.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Concerto Spirituale [with] Messengers Boch and Abel pen and brush with brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper 19.4 x 16.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Country Inn pen and grey and brown ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Country road with figures and a cottage pen and brown ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Country Scene pen and grey ink and watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Dover Coach pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, on ivory wove paper 28.5 x 44.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Downlands, Sussex ink and watercolour on paper 17.1 x 26 cm (sheet) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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n.d. Figures by the Seashore pen and ink and watercolour 16.2 x 15.6 cm (sheet) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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n.d. Four Women Bathers pen and grey ink and watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Head and Two Lions pen and brush with brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper 19.3 x 14.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Hengar House, the seat of Matthw. Mitchell Esqr., Cornwall watercolour and pen and ink over pencil 20.3 x 27.3 cm |
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n.d. Home pen and ink and watercolour on paper |
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n.d. Interior of an Inn pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper 14.8 x 23.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Landscape with a Hunting Party 14.9 x 24.1 cm (image) Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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n.d. Les baigneuses pencil and watercolour 22.3 x 31.1 cm |
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n.d. London Scene: Malefactors on Their Way to Tyburn pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, on ivory wove paper 14.7 x 23.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Mrs. Samuel Howitt pen and ink and watercolour on paper 28.9 x 18.4 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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n.d. Nine Human and Animal Heads pen and brown ink with watercolour 21.8 x 17.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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n.d. Portrait of George Morland graphite on paper, Artist The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Portrait of George Morland, Artist pen and grey ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Portrait of Robert Kennett, forger pen and grey ink with grey wash and watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. Rider Thrown at a Hunt pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper 10.5 x 15.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Ships and Sailors watercolour 12.9 x 21.7 cm (image) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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n.d. Six Human and Animal Heads pen and brown ink with watercolour 22 x 17.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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n.d. St. Cullum’s, Cornwall pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over graphite, on ivory wove paper 18.8 x 27.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. Stag Hunting Scene in a Park pen and ink with watercolour 23.8 x 33.5 cm (sheet) © Royal Collection Trust, UK |
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n.d. The Basket Seller pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over graphite, on ivory wove paper 12.3 x 8.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. The Drunken Husband pen and brown ink with grey wash and watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. The Extravagant Wife pen and grey ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. An extravagant Woman does not perceive her Circumstances decaying pen and brown ink with brush and watercolour, over graphite, on ivory wove paper 12.4 x 8.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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n.d. The Fox Hunter at fault or a scrambling breakfast pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. The Lover in Disguise pen and brown ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |
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n.d. The Marriage Contract pen and black and brown ink and watercolour over graphite 43.5 x 52.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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n.d. The Peep Show pen and brown ink with watercolour over graphite on laid paper Paul Mellon Collection, Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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n.d. The Reception ink and watercolour 24.1 x 38.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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n.d. The Ruffian watercolour and red and grey ink on cream paper 22.9 x 17.9 cm Harvard Art Museums © President and Fellows of Harvard College |
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n.d. The Shrimp Girl pen with brown ink and watercolour 24.3 x 17.8 cm (sheet) © Royal Collection Trust, UK |
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n.d. The Stage Coach pen and grey ink with watercolour The British Museum, London © The Trustees of the British Museum |