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Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was a prolific English caricaturist of the Georgian Era, renowned for his robust political satires and keen social observations.

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Born on July 13, 1757, in London, Thomas Rowlandson emerged as a prominent English artist and caricaturist during the Georgian Era. His early artistic talent was evident, with schoolbooks filled with humorous sketches by age ten. He pursued formal training first in Paris at age 16, studying the human figure and developing his caricature skills, then at the Royal Academy in London for six years. During this period, he also made frequent trips to the Continent, gathering inspi…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Old Maids at a Sale of Curiosities 1771 · Cleveland Museum of Art Escape of French Prisoners 1771 · Cleveland Museum of Art Concerto Spirituale 1775 · Art Institute of Chicago Lady Elliott, Commonly Called Dolly The Tall 1775 · Cleveland Museum of Art Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides: Folio Cover 1786 · Art Institute of Chicago Transplanting of Teeth 1787 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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