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Thomas Rowlandson

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Pen and grey wash drawing of witches stirring a cauldron with a horned devil and demons watching while men observe at left.

Study for "A charm for democracy, reviewed, analyzed, and destroyed January 1, 1799" (recto and verso)

1799

Pen and ink caricature of agitated men around an easel with a Revolutionary Pot, with speech balloons and a map of Ireland.

An Irish Howl

ca. 1799

Ink caricature of Napoleon as an auctioneer selling crowns and labeled territories to a crowd of bidders, 1813.

Napoleon verkoopt gestolen goed, 1813

1813

Pen and ink caricature of a rider on a horse loaded with saddlebags labeled Hastings and Wrongs, with handwritten verses.

The Q A loaded with the spoils of India and Britain, March 6, 1788

ca. 1788

Pen sketch of a military review with marching soldiers, banners, mounted officers on horseback, and a crowd of onlookers.

A Military Review

late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a dense tree cluster on a rolling hillside with woodland fading into the distance.

Wooded hillside with deer

1780-1827

Pen and ink study of a leaning tree with dense foliage beside a clearing, with smaller trees to the right.

Study of trees

1780-1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of a path past ruined stone walls and tall trees in a wooded landscape.

Wooded Landscape with Ruins

1780-1827

Pen and ink landscape drawing of rolling hills with a tower on the crest and large rocks in the foreground.

Hilly landscape with rocks

1780-1827

Pencil sketch of a seated woman drawing on a board while another woman leans over her shoulder.

The Drawing Lesson

1780-1827

Pen and watercolor street scene of St. Austell, Cornwall, with a church tower, shops, pedestrians, a horse and dogs.

St. Austle, Cornwall

1780-1827

Watercolor of farm workers washing potatoes in a tub beside a cart of sacks, with children, a dog and poultry nearby.

Farming scene

1780-1827

Watercolor landscape of a winding country road with riders, walkers, farm fields, a farmhouse and a distant church tower.

Landscape

1780-1827

Pen and watercolor tavern scene with a serving woman, seated men at a table, and a dog on the floor.

Tavern scene

1780-1827

Colored drawing of fashionable people at a crowded public breakfast in a Bath assembly room, with plumed hats and tall window

The Comforts of Bath: A Public Breakfast

ca. 1798

Pen and wash drawing of a herd of deer resting beneath a large spreading oak tree in a wooded landscape.

Herd of deer under an oak tree

1775-1827

Pen and ink sketch of a busy seaport with sailing ships, rowboats, dockworkers rolling barrels, and crowds on the quay.

Seaport

1792

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded harbor with masted ships, rowboats, figures and wooden wharf buildings.

Shipyard, Greenwich

before 1791

Ink and grey wash drawing of a blacksmith with tongs at an anvil while an assistant raises a hammer in a smoky forge.

A Blacksmith

18th-19th century

Hand-colored caricature of a man holding a skull, surrounded by onlookers, with shelves of skulls and busts behind.

Franz Josef Gall, Karikatur

1825

Hand-colored print of two rival suitors in uniform courting women in a Regency room, with a small dog and fireplace.

The Rivals

published July 14, 1812

Hand-coloured caricature of Napoleon as the Polar Star, surrounded by serpents, with eagles and a map of Europe below.

Spotprent met Napoleon als de poolster, 1813

1813

Hand-colored print of a crowd of fashionable Parisians gathered before a print shop window full of caricatures and books.

Crowd in Front of the Publisher Aaron Martinet’s Shop Window in rue du Coq, Paris

1805

Hand-colored caricature sheet with comic vignettes of exaggerated figures in domestic and social scenes, with verses.

Grotesque Borders for Halls & Rooms

published August 1799

Pen and watercolor drawing of nude women bathing in a stream beneath trees, with drapery on the bank.

Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing

1756

Etched title page with an oval cartouche, laughing caricature face, crossed quill pens, and the title Le Brun Travested.

Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions

January-February 1800

Hand-coloured title page of Caricature Magazine Vol. 4 with two seated jesters, laurel wreath and framed Humour and Satire sc

Humor en Satire

1809

Hand-colored print of two gluttonous men at a dining table, a servant with a platter, a boy, and dogs in a richly furnished r

Studious Gluttons

published October 1788

Pen and gray wash drawing of a smiling young woman in a bonnet with pink ribbon seated on a mound.

A Young English Beauty

c. 1790

Hand-coloured print of an artist on a black horse holding an umbrella against rain, with easel and palette, passing a woman a

An Artist Travelling in Wales

February 10, 1799

Pen and wash drawing of a funeral procession with plumed hearses and mourners on a road beside a river and trees.

A Funeral Procession

1805/1810

Watercolor sketch of a crowd of people, including children, gathered around a blue peep show box with a flag on top.

The Peep Show

1756