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
_November 20, 1802._ _Doctor Convex and Lady Concave._ Published by R.
Ackermann.
1802. _Hunt the Slipper, Pic-Nic Revels._ Rowlandson del. and publisher.
Men are but children of a larger growth.--SHAKESPEARE.
The chairs have been cleared out of a large apartment, and a party of
full-grown men and women, some of whom have long passed maturity, are
seated on the floor for a game at 'high jinks.' Bowls of punch, bottles
of wine, and abundant refreshments of a strong nature, are put on the
ground behind, within easy reach of the revellers, who are in the full
enjoyment of a boisterous game of 'hunt the slipper.' The party is made
up of an abundance of pretty rosy damsels, blooming, blushing, and
smiling, such as Rowlandson with his etching needle or his reed pen
could produce at will, and in every degree of perfection; corpulent
matrons, dowagers, and gothic old maids are likewise plentiful. There
is a gentleman to every lady, and the whole scene is a very animated
one; while the fun is apparently appreciated by the performers, who are
entering into the spirit of the diversion. The rules of the Society are
framed on the wall:--
Ici on boit, on danse, on rit!
Et quelquefois on joue aussi.
Two pictures, hung over the doors, are supposed to be indicative of
the subject. _Vive la Bagatelle!_ a party in pursuit of a balloon; and
_Sans Souci, sans six sous_, a bacchanalian revel.
1802. _Salt Water._ Published at 24 Lower Sackville Street.--A bathing
scene.
_July 1, 1802._ _Who's Mistress now?_ Published by S. Howitt, Panton
Street, Haymarket.--The scene is a kitchen; a servant is disporting
herself before a large glass, in borrowed plumage, in the hat,
feathers, and train of her mistress, and flourishing a fan; meanwhile
a group of amused spectators are peeping in at the pantry door; while
the cat, more practically inclined, has knocked over a dish, and is
availing herself of the opportunity of making off with a fine fish
prepared for dinner.
1802. _Compendious Treatise on Modern Education._ By J. B. Willyams,
from Notes by the late Joel M'Cringer, D.D., 8 plates by T. Rowlandson,
oblong 4to.
1802. _Bardic Museum of Primitive British Literature, and other
admirable rarities._ Edward Jones, bard to the Prince of Wales.
Coloured frontispiece by T. Rowlandson.
1803.
_February 1, 1803._ _Signiora Squallina._
_February 1, 1803._ _Sweet Lullaby._
_February 1, 1803._ _Queer Fish._
_February 1, 1803._ _Recruits._ (See 1811.)
_March 1, 1803._ _A Catamaran, or an Old Maid's Nursery._ Published by
T. Rowlandson, 1 James Street.
_March 1, 1803._ _Richmond Hill_, after H. Bunbury. Published by R.
Ackermann.
_March 1, 1803._ _Billiards_, after H. Bunbury. Published by R.
Ackermann.
_April 1, 1803._ _The Road to Ruin._ Published by S. W. Fores.
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