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Thomas Rowlandson

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Caricature of a soldier in a plumed hat embraced by two women, one on each side, with a humorous verse below.

How Happy Could I Be With Either, Were t'Other Dear Charmer Away

[1784]

Two-part etching of theatre audiences, one laughing at a comedy and one weeping at a tragedy, in 18th-century dress.

Comedy Spectators, Tragedy Spectators

October 8, 1789

Pen and wash drawing of a rider on a galloping horse with two hounds beside him, trees framing the scene.

The Huntsman

1785

Hand-colored satirical print of bewigged men in a hall beside a stout watchman with a lantern on a street.

A Brace of Public Guardians

July 10, 1800

Hand-colored 1781 satirical print of an officer at a door, a crutch-supported beggar, and women watching from a window on a s

Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins

November 27, 1781

Hand-colored print of a cook drooling over a pot while a servant carries plates to diners at a tavern table, with a black cat

A French Ordinary

January 2, 1804

Hand-colored print of a tavern kitchen: a cook pours from a dish into a copper pot as a waiter passes diners and a black cat

A French Ordinary

July 20, 1802

Pen and ink caricature of a cow dressed in a bonnet, shawl, beaded necklace and shoes, titled Beef à la Mode.

Beef à la Mode

February 14, 1800

Hand-colored satirical print of two gluttonous friars feasting on roast pig in a vaulted room with a skull and hourglass.

The Holy Friar

May 6, 1807

Watercolor of a coachman whose hat flies off as his four horses gallop a carriage down a dusty road, with a dog running along

A Four-in-Hand, or The Runaway Carriage

1791-93

Pen drawing of a crowded rowing boat on a river with passengers, a standing boatman with a flag, and sailboats in the distanc

Chelsea Reach

1799

Hand-colored print of uniformed officers toasting with wine glasses at a table in a ship's cabin, with a servant at right.

A Snug Cabin, or Port Admiral

June 21, 1808

Hand-colored print of a crowded Great Hall with a statue in an arched niche, tall windows, and figures in period dress.

The Great Hall, Bank of England

February 1, 1808

Hand-colored print of artists and visitors painting in a pink-walled gallery with a skylight and framed works, 1808.

The British Institution, Pall Mall

April 1, 1808

Pen-and-ink caricature of four recruits marching stiffly while a plumed drill sergeant with a cane shouts at them.

An Early Lesson of Marching

December 24, 1794

Hand-colored caricature of a duel: a kneeling man prays, a gentleman aims a pistol, and onlookers carry a shovel and a bag of

Preparing for a Duel

January 12, 1795

Caricature engraving of a butcher with a knife in his teeth hoisting a carcass, while a kneeling man works in a shop.

A Butcher

January 1, 1790

Etching of Satan, Sin and Death from Milton's Paradise Lost: winged Satan with shield, Sin with hounds, and skeletal Death at

Satan, Sin & Death (Paradise Lost, Book the 2nd)

1792

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a nightshirt scratching his leg beside a yellow curtained bed, by Thomas Rowlandson

A Tit Bit for the Bugs

May 25, 1793

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded theatre box where spectators stare at a mustached man in a fur hat and green coat.

English Curiosity or The Foreigner Stared Out of Countenance

January 1, 1794

Brown ink satirical print of five caricatured men seated at a table beneath a wall notice reading Robbery and Murder.

A Rotation Office

June 8, 1774

Etching of a man gesturing up at a woman leaning from a cottage window beneath a sign reading Probe Surgeon, Man Midwife.

The Village Doctor

June 8, 1774

Caricature etching of an officer shaking hands with crippled veterans on crutches beside a stone pedestal, 1780.

Naval Triumph, or Favors Conferred

November 13, 1780

Etching of four men in 18th-century dress with a whip and tankard, a horse and carriage behind them near a stable.

Brothers of the Whip

November 27, 1781

Pen and ink caricature of an elderly man embracing a woman on a sofa while she holds up a poodle, with handwritten verse belo

Special Pleading

[March 1780]

Pen drawing of caricatured heads: a man with a trunk-like nose dining, and an old woman, a bull, and a man in a cap below.

Comparative Anatomy

1800-25

Etching of a stormy Sussex coast with fishermen beside a windswept tree, a tossed sailboat, and a thatched cottage.

A View on the Coast of Sussex

October 1, 1785

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd outside Thomas Tegg's Apollo Library shop, with a flying smoking figure and green creature

Etalage van uitgever Thomas Tegg te Londen

1819

Hand-colored caricature of a horned devil grabbing a flying sword-carrying man, with a stout man kicking a small figure near

Spotprent op Napoleons verlies van Holland en Spanje, 1813

1813

Hand-coloured caricature of men on a cliff hauling a large sailing ship with a rope, with a rowboat and sunset behind.

Hollandse vloot door gezamenlijke inspanning vlot getrokken, 1813

1813

Etching of three men playing cards in a country alehouse, with a dog, pitcher, and walking stick beside the table.

A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse

August 10, 1810

Hand-colored title page with an oval cartouche, a smiling caricature face at top, crossed quill pens below, and printed lette

Title Page: Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions

January 21, 1800