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Thomas Rowlandson

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Hand-colored caricature of a jealous man holding a candle over a sleeping woman behind a pink bed curtain.

Hatred or Jealousy (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Etching of a caricatured old maid in a flowered bonnet and a grimacing bachelor in a ruffled wig, illustrating Despair.

Despair (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

February 21, 1800

Hand-coloured print of Death with a dart entering a cluttered bedroom where an old man reads in bed by candlelight.

The Antiquary's Last Will and Testament (The English Dance of Death, plate 2)

April 1, 1814

Hand-colored print of armoured riders on horses in a long hall at the Tower of London, with spectators in period dress at rig

Horse Armoury, Tower of London

November 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a woman writing in a library while a man in a wig gestures beside her, surrounded by books and busts.

Doctor Syntax met een vrouw in een bibliotheek

1820

Hand-coloured print of an artist's studio with a woman and three men seated at a table, plaster casts, and an easel.

Doctor Syntax in het atelier van een kunstenaar

1821

Hand-coloured print of two men bowing to two women in a library with bookshelves, busts and a painting, 1821.

Doctor Syntax wordt aan een vrouw voorgesteld

1821

Pen drawing of two men quarrelling in a library, one raising a book, while a third man reads nearby among scattered coins.

Ruzie in een bibliotheek te Auchinleck

1786

Hand-colored print of visitors in period dress admiring mounted knights and suits of armour in a long armoury hall.

The Horse Armoury in the Tower

January 1, 1800

Colored print of a church interior with a domed ceiling, columns, rows of seated worshippers, and an altarpiece.

St. Stephen's Walbrook, plate 90 from "Microcosm of London"

November 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a domed lecture hall with a crowd of spectators watching a lecturer at a demonstration table.

Surrey Institution, plate 81 from "Microcosm of London"

September 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of four men in a room examining a painting of a reclining nude on an easel.

Four Men Looking at a Painting of Venus

1799

Hand-colored caricature of men dining at an oval table in a library lined with bookshelves, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1807.

Diner in een bibliotheek

1807

Hand-colored caricature of a stooped elderly officer in a cocked hat, pink coat and yellow breeches, leaning on a cane.

Anything Will Do For an Officer

January 1, 1796

Hand-coloured caricature of a harbour street with women at a window, ships at the dock, and figures in period dress.

Bordeelscène, 1807

1807

Hand-colored caricature of a grinning horned devil holding a sleeping child in a striped blanket, with flames below.

The Devil's Darling

March 12, 1814

Hand-coloured print of a seated man sketching farm animals under a tree while fashionable onlookers watch beside a cottage.

Doctor Syntax drawing after nature

1823

Etching of passengers boarding a rowboat on a stormy shore, with sailboats and a crowded boat on rough sea.

Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp[e] (from, Imitations of Modern Drawings)

1787

Monochrome print of two horseback riders on a road, a seated figure under a leaning tree, and a cottage among trees.

Landscape with Figures on Horseback, Another Resting Under a Gnarled Tree, and a Cottage at Right Nestled in Trees

1784-88

Etching of two seated fishermen, a standing woman with a basket, and a moored sailing boat on a rocky shore under clouds.

Fishermen by the Shore - Coastal Scene with a Man Sitting on the Ground Resting an Elbow on a Fishing Basket, Another…

1786

Monochrome print of two cattle resting on a bank by a tree, with boats and figures in shallow water beyond.

Shore scene with cattle, boats in shallow water behind, or, Cattle, River side

1783-89

Etching of rustic men and women gathered by makeshift tents, with a rider on horseback drinking and barrels nearby, 1786.

A Fair - A Group of Gypsies - Men and Women in Rustic Clothes in Front of Two Makeshift Tents

1786

Stipple engraving of two curly-haired winged cupids embracing, one raising an arm, within a double-ruled border.

A Pair of Cupids - Cupid and Psyche

1784-88

Pencil-like sepia print of a herder with cattle on a road beside a cottage, trees at left and a wooded valley at right.

Landscape with a Figure Herding Cattle Along a Road Beside a Cottage, a Hillside at Left, a Forest in the Valley Belo…

1784-88

Grey wash print of three cows on a grassy ridge, one grazing with its head down, under a pale sky.

Three Cows Standing on the Ridge of a Field

1784-87

Monochrome print of five donkeys, three standing and two lying, in an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

A Group of Five Donkeys, Three Standing, Two Lying

1783-87

Monochrome print of a rural scene with thatched cottages, a resting horse and cart, figures working with hay, and trees.

Landscape with Figures Storing Hay in a Barn, a Cart and Horse Lying Down at Left

1783-84

Grey wash print of a river curving past a wooded hill with houses, a rowboat in the foreground and a seated figure.

Hilly River Landscape, a Boat in the Water at Foreground Left, a Figure on the Far Shore, Houses on a Wooded Hill Beyond

1783-84

Etching of a stag and hounds crossing a river while mounted hunters watch from the bank beneath large trees.

Deer Hunting - A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River

1787

Monochrome print of an open landscape with windblown trees at left and three horsemen riding in the middle distance.

Open Landscape with Three Horsemen in the Middle Distance Heading to the Right, Windblown Trees at Left

1784-88

Monochrome print of a thatched cottage beneath tall trees, with a distant church spire visible on the right.

Landscape with Cottage Among Trees at Left, and a Distant Church Spire at Right

1783-84

Etching of two small boats tossed by stormy waves, crew reaching toward each other, a man shouting through a trumpet.

Boat in a Storm at Sea

1784-88