Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 2Grego, Joseph
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Rowlandson the Caricaturist; a Selection from His Works. Vol. 2
Grego, Joseph
English wit and humor, Pictorial; Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
1816. _Rowlandson's World in Miniature, consisting of groups of
figures, for the illustration of landscape scenery, drawn and etched
by T. Rowlandson. To be completed in eight monthly numbers, price 2s.
6d. each._ London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101
Strand.
_Richardson's Show._
[Illustration: RICHARDSON'S SHOW.]
_March 1, 1816._ _A Lying-in Visit._
[Illustration: A LYING-IN VISIT.]
_March 1, 1816._ _A Round Dance._
[Illustration: A ROUND DANCE.]
_March 1, 1816._ _Recruiting._
[Illustration: RECRUITING.]
_April 1, 1816._ _The Ale-house Door._
[Illustration: THE ALE-HOUSE DOOR.]
_July 1, 1816._ _A Landing Place._
[Illustration: A LANDING PLACE.]
_August 1, 1816._ _A Flying Waggon._
[Illustration: A FLYING WAGGON.]
_August 1, 1816._ _The Social Day._
[Illustration: THE SOCIAL DAY.]
_September 1, 1816._ _Rustic Recreations._
[Illustration: RUSTIC RECREATIONS.]
1816. _The Relics of a Saint. A Right Merry Tale, by Ferdinand
Farquhar._ Frontispiece by T. Rowlandson. London: Printed for T. Tegg,
Cheapside.
'Relics!' roar'd Jaconetta, holding both her sides
To give her ease,
'Sir, if you please
They're only what you gentlemen would call
A pair of _Galligaskins_, and that's all.'
1814-1816. _The English Dance of Death._ Published at R. Ackermann's,
101 Strand.--A selection from Rowlandson's famous illustrations to
the _Dance of Death_; an ingenious series, quite suited, in spite
of the grimness of the performance, to the artist's humour. The
publication secured great praise during the designer's lifetime; in
point of execution the set leaves nothing to be desired; in regard
to picturesque action and easy grouping, the illustrations will bear
comparison with any of the artist's works. As in the well-known series
by Holbein, Della Bella, &c., Death appears at the most unexpected
and inopportune moments, with that stern and ghastly reminder of the
futility of human pleasures, successes, and pursuits, of which the most
playful satirists have never been able to lose sight.
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