Thomas Rowlandson

1756–1827

Thomas Rowlandson, ‘A Bench of Artists’ 1776
A Bench of Artists 1776
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Biography

Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1756 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.

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Artworks

Thomas Rowlandson, ‘A Bench of Artists’ 1776

Thomas Rowlandson A Bench of Artists

1776
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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘A Two O’Clock Ordinary’ 1811

Thomas Rowlandson A Two O’Clock Ordinary

1811
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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘Sir Joseph Banks about to Eat an Alligator (‘The Fish Supper’)’ 1788

Thomas Rowlandson Sir Joseph Banks about to Eat an Alligator (‘The Fish Supper’)

1788
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Thomas Rowlandson Two Women Sewing by Candlelight

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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘Glorious Defeat of the Dutch Navy Octr 10 1797, by Admirals Lord Duncan and Sir Richard Onslow, with a View Drawn on the Spot of the Six Dutch Line of Battle Ships Captured and Brought into Yarmouth’ 1797

Thomas Rowlandson Glorious Defeat of the Dutch Navy Octr 10 1797, by Admirals Lord Duncan and Sir Richard Onslow, with a View Drawn on the Spot of the Six Dutch Line of Battle Ships Captured and Brought into Yarmouth

1797
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Thomas Rowlandson The Mansion House Monitor. An Accusing Ghost at a Dinner Table

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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp’ 1787

Thomas Rowlandson Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp

1787
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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘Landscape, Isle of Wight’ c.1782

Thomas Rowlandson Landscape, Isle of Wight

c.1782
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