Thomas Rowlandson

1756–1827

Thomas Rowlandson, ‘A Two O’Clock Ordinary’ 1811 — A Two O’Clock Ordinary 1811
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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. A prolific artist, he also wrote satirical verse under the pen name of Peter Pindar. Like other contemporary pre-Victorian caricaturists like James Gillray, he too depicted characters in bawdy postures and he also produced erotica which was censured by the 1840s. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire, William Pitt and Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Artworks

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

Thomas Rowlandson A Two O’Clock Ordinary

1811

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Thomas Rowlandson, ‘A Bench of Artists’ 1776

Thomas Rowlandson A Bench of Artists

1776

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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, ‘Landscape, Isle of Wight’ c.1782

Thomas Rowlandson Landscape, Isle of Wight

c.1782

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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 Two Women Sewing by Candlelight

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

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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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