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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

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 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

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

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-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

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

Watercolor drawing of a woman with a fowl, a woman and child on a donkey, and a seated man sketching under trees.

Sketching a country woman

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

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

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

Etching of a pack of hounds chasing a leaping stag across a grassy slope under a hatched sky.

Hounds Hunting a Stag

1784-88

Print of three classically draped women in an outdoor setting, one playing a lyre and two seated on a rock reading.

Harmony - Two Nymphs Singing, Another Playing a Lyre

1784-88

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man reclining and writing in a book beside a lectern, by Thomas Rowlandson.

The Philosopher (Bearded Old Man Copying Book)

1783-87

Etching of a waterfall over rocks with two fishermen on a ledge at left and dense trees on the right.

Landscape with Two Fishermen Climbing Rocks Next to a Waterfall

1784-88

Print of crumbling stone ruins and a pillar beside a pool, framed by dense trees in a wooded landscape.

Ruins Next to a Pool in a Wooded Landscape

1783-84

Etching of several stags with antlers drinking and grazing at a river edge beneath a large tree, with clouds and a distant hi

A Group of Stags Drinking

1784-88

Etching of a knife-grinder at his cart by a cottage door, with a family watching and a dog beside a child.

A Travelling Knife-grinder at a Cottage Door

1787

Etching of two men fencing in a crowded room while spectators in period hats watch and gesture around them.

A Fencing Match

1788

Etching of a grounded ship listing amid billowing smoke, with small boats and figures along a French coastline, 1787.

View on the French Coast

1787

Etching of two horseback riders at a thatched roadside inn with villagers, dogs, and a hanging sign beside a tree-lined road.

The Three Horseshoes, a Roadside Inn

December 18, 1787

Etching of riders and hounds gathered around a kill in a wooded clearing, with tall trees framing the scene.

The Death - Fox Hunting Scene

1787

Etching of a crowded stage coach with passengers on its roof outside a post house, with horses, dogs, and onlookers.

A Laden Stage Coach Outside a Post House

October 15, 1787

Etching of a crowded night auction room with men in tricorn hats bidding on prints under a chandelier.

A Print Sale - A Night Auction

1788

Etching of a plump gentleman with a parasol riding in a wheeled chair while a thin servant pulls him along.

Luxury

[1781] reissued 1786-95

Pen-and-ink print of a turbaned man embracing a reclining woman beside a smoking hookah and draped fabric.

Love in the East

1787

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular river god holding a child, with draped cloth and a vessel beside them.

River God with Child

1784-88

Etched river scene with a sailboat and dinghies at right, two figures on the left bank, and trees along the shore.

River or Pond Scene: a Sailboat and Dinghy with Figures on the Near Bank

1784-88

Etching of Caliban, Prospero and Miranda in a rocky cave, with a hairy creature at left and a bearded man gesturing.

Scene from the Tempest: Caliban, Prospero and Miranda

1783-87, reissued 1801

Hand-colored print of Royal Academy members sketching a reclining female nude in a studio lined with classical busts.

Leden van de Royal Academy tekenen en schilderen een vrouwelijk naakt

1824

Etching of a crowd of figures in an arched interior, a woman in a white gown at centre and a man by an open doorway.

Menigte bij vrouw en bediende in de woonkamer

1807

Hand-coloured print of a man falling from his horse into a pond, watched by women at a fence, with riders on hills behind.

Man valt van zijn paard in een rivier

1807

Hand-colored print of a skeleton Death reaching toward an elderly man reading in bed in a cluttered room.

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

1816

Hand-colored print of a skeleton steering a sinking boat of struggling passengers through stormy waves, with wrecked ships be

Death Turned Pilot (from The English Dance of Death, vol. II, pl. 9)

June 1, 1815