Rowlandson the caricaturist a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures and a sketch of his life, times and contemporaries

Joseph Grego

RA Collection: Book

Record number

08/3832

Author

Imprint

London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1880

Physical Description

2 volumes: illustrations; 29 cm.

General Note

Half title: Rowlandson the caricaturist
Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New Street Square and Parliament Street.
"With about four hundred illustrations" - T.p.
Lists of drawings by Rowlandson: v. 2, p. 412-431.

Summary Note

v. 1: 1774-1799. Biographical sketch -- 1774-1781: early production -- 1783-1783 -- 1784: Political caricatures ; Social caricatures -- 1785 -- 1786 -- 1787 -- 1788 -- 1789-1790 -- 1791 -- 1792 -- 1793 -- 1794 -- 1795 -- 1796 -- 1797 -- 1798 -- 1799.

v. 2: 1800-1825. 1800 -- 1801 -- 1802 -- 1803 -- 1804 -- 1805 -- 1806 -- 1807 -- 1808 -- 1809 -- 1810 -- 1811 -- 1812 -- 1813 -- 1814 -- 1815 -- 1816 -- 1817 -- 1818 -- 1819 -- 1820 -- 1821 -- 1822 -- 1823 -- 1824 -- 1825 -- 1831 -- Summaries: Chronological summary of subjects, social and political caricatures, engraved by or after Thomas Rowlandson, with his contributions to book illustration in the order of publication ; Addendum to the chronological summary of Rowlandson's published caricatures -- Appendix: Additional sources of reference upon Rowlandson's caricatures.

Reproductions

A copy of volumes 1 and 2 from the Getty Research Institute have been digitised and made available online via the Hathi Trust.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Binding Note

Green half bound leather and green cloth with gold lining on boards. Tan leather, 5 raised bands on spine with gold decoration and lettering.

Name as Subject

Subject

Caricatures and cartoons, England

Contributors