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Thomas Rowlandson

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Hand-colored print of an armored knight attacking a many-headed hydra with caricatured human faces, by Thomas Rowlandson.

The Champion of Oakhampton, Attacking the Hydra of Gloucester Place

March 15, 1809

Hand-colored 1809 caricature print by Thomas Rowlandson showing a woman in blue and a man in red framed by green curtains, wi

Tegg's Complete Collection of Caricatures, Relative to Mrs. Clarke and the Circumstances Arising from the Investigati…

March 27, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of an elderly woman in a bonnet beside a smiling young man in bed holding a purse.

A Tit Bit for a Strong Stomach

June 20, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of two wigged men playing cribbage at a small round table, one leaning forward with cards.

Twopenny Cribbage

[October 1, 1799], reissued 1810

Hand-colored print of a crowd in fashionable dress gathered before a Paris print shop window, with a tray-carrying vendor at

Les Musards de la Rue du Coq à Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq, Paris)

ca. 1810

Colored caricature of crowded theatre gallery spectators with exaggerated faces leaning over a rail beneath an arch.

Pidgeon Hole. A Convent Garden Contrivance to Coop up the Gods

February 20, 1811

Hand-colored caricature of a gluttonous man in green sprawled on a table while a woman reaches up with a tray in a kitchen.

Dinners Drest in the Neatest Manner

October 1811

Hand-colored caricature of smoking men around a Geneva barrel, with a small Napoleon figure shouting atop it in smoke.

Funcking the Corsican

December 6, 1813

Hand-colored caricature of a figure in blue tossed skyward by a ring of men holding a blanket, crown and scepter nearby.

Friends and Foes-Up He Goes-Sending the Corsican Munchausen to St. Cloud's

December 12, 1813

Satirical hand-colored print in three panels: a crowned tyrant, a weeping man on a rock, and a hanged man on a gallows.

Boney Turned Moralist

May 1, 1814

Hand-colored caricature of a man in green kicking a fleeing figure while swinging a cane, with a gallows labeled Isle of Elba

The Affectionate Farewell, or Kick for Kick

April 17, 1814

Hand-colored caricature of a defeated ruler seated among ribbons and skulls, with allied officers at left and a winged figure

A Delicate Finish to a French Usurper

April 20, 1814

Hand-colored caricature print of a uniformed man lifting a fox-headed figure as hounds run toward him across a hillside.

Coming in at the Death of the Corsican Fox, Scene the Last

April 12, 1814

Hand-colored caricature of a fleeing uniformed man beside a devil, a flaming sword above, and a fallen throne with crowns.

The Tyrant of the Continent is Fallen, Europe is Free, England Rejoices

May 1, 1814

Hand-colored caricature of a green-coated figure at a balcony with a skeleton, devil and officers, overlooking Paris.

The Corsican and His Bloodhounds at the Window of the Thuilleries Looking Over Paris

April 16, 1815

Caricature of a man in a military coat caged on a donkey cart, surrounded by a jeering crowd, 1815 hand-coloured print.

A Rare Acquisition to the Royal Menagerie

July 28, 1815

Hand-colored satirical print of a nude central figure surrounded by demons, with fallen soldiers and burning landscape below.

Hell Hounds Rallying Round the Idol of France

April 8, 1815

Satirical etching of fashionable women in large hats and ruffled gowns in an interior, with a small dog and a towering feathe

The Supplemental Magazine

January 1, 1786

Etching of a theatre interior in chaos, with falling debris, torn curtains and a panicked crowd in period dress.

Chaos is Come Again!

February 4, 1791

Satirical etching of ragged dancers and musicians in a street before a theatre, with a man collecting coins from onlookers.

The Prospect Before Us, Humanely Inscrib'd to all those Professors of Music and Dancing Whom the Cap May Fit

January 13, 1791

Hand-colored caricature of two kneeling duellists aiming pistols in a saw-pit, with scattered weapons and a spectator above.

Slugs in a Saw-Pit

October 28, 1791

Hand-colored print of a crowded Paris street with fashionable figures before a print shop window displaying prints and books.

Les Musards de la Rue du Coq à Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq)

ca. 1810

Hand-colored caricature print comparing seated Englishmen and animated Frenchmen in November, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1788.

Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November

November 25, 1788

Hand-colored print of a crowded theater lobby with fashionable men and women in period dress beneath a playbill and wall lamp

Box Lobby Loungers

January 5, 1811

Watercolor and ink drawing of men brawling around a gaming table, one raising a broken chair above his head.

Kick Up at a Hazard Table

1787

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

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

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