Thomas Rowlandson
(1757-1827), Satirical draughtsmanSitter associated with 4 portraits
Artist associated with 30 portraits
Thomas Rowlandson was one of the most accomplished and prolific of English professional draughtsmen. Admired for his satirical wit, he excelled as a caricaturist as well as an illustrator of books. Best known for such works as 'The Microcosm of London' and 'The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax', which he illustrated for Rudolph Ackermann. One of the finest exponents of pen line in the history of British art.
by Thomas Rowlandson
watercolour, circa 1805
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'The gig shop or kicking up a breeze at Nell Hammiltons hop'
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 16th February 1811
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by I. Jones
hand-coloured etching, published 10 December 1781
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Richard Cosway; Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway (née Hadfield); probably Ottobah Cugoano
probably by Thomas Rowlandson, formerly attributed to Richard Cosway
etching, 1784
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1784
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Henry Brookes
hand-coloured etching, published 20 July 1786
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 January 1787
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 30 January 1789
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Henry Charles William Angelo
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 18 July 1798
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by James Whittle
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1799
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by Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, published 1805
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by Thomas Rowlandson, after Henry Charles William Angelo
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1807
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 December 1808
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 September 1808
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'British Institution (Pall Mall)'
by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 April 1808
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 April 1808
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by Thomas Sunderland, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Thomas Rowlandson, and after Auguste Charles Pugin
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 October 1809
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 March 1809
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'Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. Adelphi'
by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 July 1809
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 May 1809
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by James Hopwood Sr, published by James Stratford, after Thomas Rowlandson
line and stipple engraving, published 8 April 1809
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by Thomas Rowlandson, and by Auguste Charles Pugin, aquatinted by John Bluck, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 June 1809
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Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson)
by William Hopwood, published by Thomas Gillett, after Thomas Rowlandson
stipple engraving, published 4 July 1809
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
published by Edward Knight, after Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, published January 1812
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George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret
by Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, published 1812
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Dutch Night-Mare: Or the Fraternal Hug Returned With a Dutch Squeese (Napoléon Bonaparte)
by Thomas Rowlandson
coloured etching, published 1813
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Joanna Southcott the Prophetess Excommunicating the Bishops (Joanna Southcott; William Tozer)
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 20 September 1814
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching, published 16 April 1815
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'Quae Genus with a Portrait Painter'
after Thomas Rowlandson
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1822 (1809)
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after Thomas Rowlandson
hand-coloured etching, published 1825
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