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Thomas Rowlandson

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Hand-colored etching of people tumbling and scrambling down a grassy hill beneath a tree in Greenwich Park.

One Tree Hill, Greenwich Park

1802

Colored sketch of fashionable women and attendants in a dressing room, with a feathered headdress and a mirror.

Dressing for a Birthday

1788

Colored sketch of carts racing down a village street, with figures thrown from overturned carts and onlookers at an inn.

A Cart Race

1788

Hand-colored sketch of a grey racehorse and jockeys racing past a crowd of spectators, carriages, and running dogs.

The High-mettled Racer

1789

Colored sketch of jockeys and grooms leading horses across a racecourse under a pale sky with clouds.

The Course

probably 1789

Colored print of a stampeding ox scattering a crowd on a bridge near a church tower and sailing ships.

The Overdrove Ox

1787

Hand-colored print of dancers performing on a stage before a crowded tiered theatre filled with spectators in period dress.

The Prospect before us, No. 2

published 1791

Hand-colored 1791 caricature of two kneeling men aiming pistols at each other at close range in a sawpit.

Slugs in a Sawpit

1791

Hand-colored print of a crowd scattering in panic as a storm hits a street, with a carriage, horses, umbrellas and flying hat

A Squall in Hyde Park

1791

Hand-colored print of two seated women in 1790s bonnets and dresses, one holding a fan, by Thomas Rowlandson.

Beauties

published 1792

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded 18th-century dinner table with wigged diners, a servant, and a framed view of Versailles

La Table d'Hote

published 1792

Hand-colored caricature of bewigged lawyers in a cluttered court room, one gesturing while another reads a large document.

Botheration

1793

Hand-colored print of a London street jam with carriages, a white horse, scaffolding workers, and shouting crowds.

Miseries of London

published 1807

Print of a crowded circular cockpit with two fighting roosters surrounded by shouting men in top hats.

Royal Cock Pit

published 1808

Hand-colored 1809 caricature of livestock facing men in top hats outside a cottage with a cattle life insurance sign.

Insurable Cattle

published 1809

Hand-coloured print of a crowded boat of revelers waving handkerchiefs toward a large warship at sea.

Cattle Not Insurable

published 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a red-coated officer glancing at a girl at a casement, with townswomen, a dog and a cottage garden

Dying for Love, or Captain Careless shot flying by a Girl of Fifteen, who Unexpectedly Popped her Head out of a Casement

1810

Hand-colored caricature of a chaotic rural smock race with running women, jostling men, a dog and tents on a hillside.

Rural Sports. Smock Racing

published 1811

Hand-colored caricature of a comic cricket match with running players, cheering crowds, a tent, and a dog on an open field.

Rural Sports or a Cricket Match Extraordinary

1811

Hand-colored print of a crowded arena where two dogs fight as spectators in top hats shout and crowd the ring and rafters.

A Dog Fight

1811

Hand-colored print of three men fishing from a punt on a river, with a poling boatman, swans, a swimming dog and willow trees

Patience in a Punt

1811

Colored print of a crowded tavern with men arguing, smoking by a fireplace, a serving woman, dogs, and a wall clock.

Doctor Syntax, in the Middle of a Smoking HotPolitical Squabble, wishes to Wet his W histle

published 1813

Hand-colored print of a crowded hall where spectators view reindeer, a sledge and tent before a painted snowy mountain backdr

Mr. Bullock's Exhibition of Laplanders

1822

Hand-colored caricature of a courtroom where a judge sentences Napoleon as monarchs, bishops and a devil look on.

Boney's Trial, Sentence, and Dying Speech

published 1815

Hand-colored etching of a crowded Paris diligence coach with passengers and horses on a village street, with pigs in the road

Paris Diligence

1810

Hand-colored print of a horse race on a curving track, with jockeys, carriages, a crowd of spectators, and hills behind.

Racing

probably 1812

Hand-colored etching of a gouty man in an armchair attended by a woman, with servants and a sleeping dog in the room.

Comfort in the Gout

1785

Hand-colored print of a busy Amsterdam fish market by a canal, with boats, market stalls, townspeople, and gabled buildings.

Feyge Dam, with part of the Fish Market at Amsterdam

1797

Pen and watercolour drawing of a busy river harbour with sailing ships, rowing boats, workers, and a hull under construction

Fluß mit vielen Schiffen und einer Werft

Hand-colored print of a beach with pack horses, figures, cliffs and a sea rock under a cloudy sky.

Inham aan het strand omgeven door rotsen

1805

Hand-coloured print of a hilly landscape with sheep, a stream, thatched cottages and a rider on a ridge.

Heuvellandschap met schapen

1766

Pen and ink sheet of small caricature scenes: riders, a beggar, soldiers, a street musician and a carriage, by Thomas Rowland

[Szereg karykaturalnych scenek rodzajowych, m.in. jeźdźcy, żebrak, zdejmowanie butów, wojsko, grajek uliczny]

1790

Hand-colored print of a woman in a yellow dress swinging between trees while onlookers in period dress watch below.

Rural Sports, or How to Show Off a Well-shaped Leg

published October 1811

Hand-coloured caricature of a gouty patient on a stool examined by wigged physicians, with men in a room behind.

Patient met jicht onderzocht door artsen

1798

Engraved caricature of Napoleon toasting with a devil and a skeleton at a dining table, with verses below.

Napoleon en zijn vrienden in hun glorie, 1813

1808

Etching of a feathered Spanish figure kicking a uniformed man toward a signpost labelled To France.

Fransen uit Spanje geschopt, 1813

1808

Hand-coloured caricature of smoking, drinking men around a Geneva barrel, with a shouting figure in military dress rising fro

Beroking van de Corsicaan, 1813

1813

Watercolor of a Gothic gateway and garden, with a man reading alone on a bench under willow trees.

Solitude at Strawberry Hill

c. 1822

Pen and watercolor drawing of an elderly man drinking, a young woman reading, a skeleton above, and a figure at a window.

Study for The Honeymoon

n.d.

Hand-colored print of a fleeing vicar pursued by hounds and riders across a garden, with a church and cottages behind.

Enraged Vicar, from Miseries of Human Life

published March 1, 1807

Watercolor sketch of a dashing driver whipping a galloping two-horse carriage, with hounds running alongside on a country roa

Captain Squander Bang Up to the Mark

n.d.

Watercolor of a cottage by a river with windblown trees, a horse and cart, and figures in boats on the water.

Village on the River

n.d.

Watercolor of artists sketching a reclining nude model in a crowded studio, with spectators behind and a lay figure below.

Lay Figure at Somerset House

1822/27

Pen and watercolor street scene of a cart of prisoners passing a crowd of onlookers beneath an arch, with townhouse windows f

London Scene: Malefactors on Their Way to Tyburn

n.d.

Watercolor and pen drawing of a classical chapel interior with a preacher in a pulpit and a crowded congregation in pews.

Study for Royal Chapel, Whitehall, from Microcosm of London

c. 1809

Watercolor sketch of villagers dancing outside a thatched cottage while a fiddler plays and onlookers watch.

Study for Dr. Syntax and Rural Sports

c. 1812

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic hall with seated men in wigs at a table, a tumbling figure on stairs, and wine bottles in the f

Study for Dr. Syntax Entertained at College

c. 1828

Watercolor of men drinking in a vaulted wine cellar among large casks, one man helped up a staircase by another.

Study for Dr. Syntax made Free of the Cellar

c. 1812

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Quakers' meeting hall with seated congregation on benches and spectators in an upper gallery.

Quakers' Meeting

1808/10

Pen drawing of a crowded print auction room with men in tricorn hats, a standing auctioneer, and framed prints on the walls.

Veiling van prenten

1788

Pen and watercolor drawing of an overturned carriage, fleeing pigs, and sprawled figures on a country road.

Going to Ivy Bridge

1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of travelers with horses, a loaded cart, and a dog on a road beside sheds and trees.

Migrants

1780-1827

Hand-colored print of a galloping horseman with a whip chasing a carriage past a signpost reading To Gretna Green.

Filial Affection, or a Trip to Gretna Green

December 15, 1785

Pen and watercolor drawing of an elderly monocled man examining a box beside a seated woman, with a servant and urn.

The Connoisseur

1780-1800

Watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink gown gesturing toward a horned beast holding a basket of jewelry beneath a tree.

Beauty and the Beast

18th-19th century

Hand-coloured caricature of figures in a laboratory working over a German stove with retorts labelled with political vices.

Het oplossen van de Rijnbond, 1813

1813

Pen and grey wash drawing of horses at a hay rack in a stable yard beside a thatched barn, with pigs resting nearby.

Stable Yard with Horses

1784-1795

Watercolor of an officer in a blue coat reviewing ranks of soldiers and drummers on a parade ground under a cloudy sky.

The Review

ca. 1800

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded country road with a carriage full of passengers, pedestrians, dogs, and trees.

Fairlop Fair, Essex

ca. 1816

Pen and watercolor drawing of an elegant drawing room with seated guests, a standing man, a dog, and a fireplace.

The Reception

1780-1827

Watercolor drawing of cattle grazing on a hillside above a village with a church tower and rolling downland.

Downlands, Sussex

1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of fashionable figures gathered around a gaming table piled with coins in a draped room.

A Gaming Table at Devonshire House

1791

Watercolor drawing of a busy kitchen with diners at a long table, servants, a roasting fire, hanging hams and a dog.

The Squire's Kitchen

late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of sailing boats and a crowded rowing boat on calm water, with ships and a distant shore.

Ships and Sailors

late 18th-early 19th century