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Thomas Rowlandson
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English artist and caricaturist (1757–1827)
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Thomas Rowlandson was a male caricaturist, painter, illustrator, and cartoonist associated with the Romanticism movement. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His professional activities included work in Paris, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague. He received his education at the Royal Academy of Arts and worked primarily in the field of erotic art.
Rowlandson died in London on April 21, 1827, and was buried at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. He spoke English. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. He is described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1757-07-13 ) 13 July 1757, London, England
- Died
- 21 April 1827 (1827-04-21) (aged 69), London, England
- Occupation
- Artist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Old Jewry
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- printmaker
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Image
- Thomas Rowlandson portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Wales
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- Thomas Rowlandson
- date of birth
- 1757-07-13
- date of death
- 1827-04-21
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Rowlandson
- name in native language
- Thomas Rowlandson
- place of burial
- St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Thomas Rowlandson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
A Sermon in Exeter Cathedral, pencil, pen and ink on paper
Thomas Rowlandson (/ˈroʊləndsən/; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as a large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. His caricatures included those of people in power such as the Duchess of Devonshire, William Pitt the Younger and Napoleon Bonaparte. Rowlandson also produced erotica for a private clientele; this was never published publicly at the time and is now only found in a small number of collections.
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