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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Caricature of a woman in a corset and feathered hat, with a man in blue clutching her laces, drawn in 1791.

A Little Tighter

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791

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

Slugs in a Sawpit

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791

Hand-colored print of men watching two fencers duel in a crowded academy hall with framed portraits on the walls.

Mr. H. Angelo's Fencing Academy

after Thomas Rowlandson, 1887

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

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791

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

Beauties

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1792

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

Botheration

Thomas Rowlandson, 1793

Hand-colored etching of a drowned man on a beach, with mourners kneeling beside him near an overturned boat and rocks.

Drown'd

after Thomas Rowlandson Elizabeth Howitt, c.1801-1815

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

Miseries of London

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1807

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

Royal Cock Pit

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a kneeling doctor in a blue coat pleading before a standing woman in a veil beside medicine bottle

Doctor Gallipot placing his Fortune at the feet of his Mistress

Thomas Rowlandson, 1808

Hand-colored etching of crowded theatre boxes and galleries with caricatured spectators, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1809.

The Boxes

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1809

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

Insurable Cattle

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1809

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

Cattle Not Insurable

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 1811

Hand-colored etching of a couple kissing among mummy cases, classical statues, masks and vases in a cluttered antiquities roo

Modern Antiques

Thomas Rowlandson, probably 1811

Hand-colored print of a scolding woman lowered into water on a ducking stool while a jeering crowd watches from above.

Ducking a Scold

Thomas Rowlandson, 1809

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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, 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

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1815

Woodcut of seated haloed Saint John holding a chalice, within columns, an arched niche and a grapevine border.

Saint John

Hans Springinklee, 1518

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

Paris Diligence

Thomas Rowlandson, 1810

Pastel drawing of a ballet dancer seen from behind beside three studies of feet in slippers on green paper.

Dancer Seen from Behind and Three Studies of Feet

Edgar Degas, c. 1878

Charcoal and wash drawing of two lawyers in black robes and caps talking, with a courtroom crowd behind them.

Two Lawyers

Honoré Daumier

Engraving of a haloed eagle standing among curling ribbon scrolls within a circular frame, with monogram at bottom.

The Eagle of Saint John

Martin Schongauer, c. 1490

Etching of a river landscape with a willow tree, stone buildings, an arched bridge, a tower and a rocky hill.

River Landscape with Two Buildings

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545