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Thomas Rowlandson Collection (page 29)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dr Syntax Loses his Money at the Race Ground at York, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax Loses his Money at the Race Ground at York, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Loses his Money at the Race Ground at York, 1813

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Cook, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Cook, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Cook, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Lieutenant, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Lieutenant, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Lieutenant, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Cabin Boy, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Cabin Boy, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Cabin Boy, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Ships Stores Clerk, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Ships Stores Clerk, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Ships Stores Clerk, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Sailor, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Sailor, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Sailor, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Candidate for the Marines, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Candidate for the Marines, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Candidate for the Marines, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Lieutenant of the Guard, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Lieutenant of the Guard, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Lieutenant of the Guard, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Carpenter, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Carpenter, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Carpenter, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Fire in London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Fire in London, 1808. Albion Mills, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, London, burning, on 3 March 1791, after the mills were set alight by arsonists

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Dr Syntax showing a young woman the stars with a small refracting telescope typical of this date, while a manservant trips over a dog and falls headlong down the stairs

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London, c1820

Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, London, c1820. Edward Cross kept his menagerie here until Exeter Change was demolished in 1829 and he moved it to the Surrey Gardens, Walworth c1830

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, 1808. This shows the scene in a busy letter sorting office. The dozens of sorters, each with his own dedicated position

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Fire in London, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Fire in London, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Fire in London, 1791. The building on fire was Albion Mills, a corn mill erected by Matthew Boulton at the foot of Blackfriars Bridge in 1786

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin

West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. The docks were built in 1799-1802. The chief engineer was William Jessop, and the warehouses were built by George Gwilt (1746-1807)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: The High Mettled Racer, 1789. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

The High Mettled Racer, 1789. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The High Mettled Racer, 1789. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: A Little Bigger, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

A Little Bigger, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
A Little Bigger, 1791. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Servants leave the room so that he can speak with his lawyer in privacy. Illustration for Tours of Dr Syntax by William Combe. (London, c1816)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. From William Combes Dr Syntax. (London, 1820)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Womens ward in the Middlesex Hospital, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Womens ward in the Middlesex Hospital, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Womens ward in the Middlesex Hospital, London, 1808-1811. From The Microcosm of London, illustrated by Pugin and Rowlandson and published by Ackermann. (London, 1808 -1811)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Syntax Preaching, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Syntax Preaching, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Syntax Preaching, 1813. Dr Syntax preaches from a pulpit with a sounding board over it. The pews are reserved for the moneyed classes (a servant sits outside the pew)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. A physician peers down Syntaxs throat, while a manservant rushes in holding a steaming plate and wooden bucket of cold water

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Meeting of the Agricultural Society, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin

Meeting of the Agricultural Society, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
Meeting of the Agricultural Society, London, 1808-1810. Great improvements in agricultural practice and machinery were made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Dr Syntax is bitten by a dog and falls over, upsetting some of the potted plants arranged on staging in the conservatory

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
St Lukes Hospital, Old Street, London, 1808-1811. Female patients in their day gallery. St Lukes Hospital was a lunatic asylum designed by the architect George Dance jnr (1741-1825)

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Library of the Royal Institution, Albermarle Street, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Library of the Royal Institution, Albermarle Street, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Library of the Royal Institution, Albermarle Street, London, 1808-1811. Interior view of the library showing gentlemen reading and engaged in discussion

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: The Mint, London, 1808-1811 Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin

The Mint, London, 1808-1811 Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
The Mint, London, 1808-1811. Coins being produced with coining presses. From The Microcosm of London, published by Ackermann, London 1808-1811

Background imageThomas Rowlandson Collection: Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town

Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Boswell has a Bible open and reads: be not filled with wine wherein is excess



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