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One of the greatest satirical artists of Regency England — and one of its most elusive men. Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) was a brilliant caricaturist whose pen captured the follies, fashions, and high spirits of Georgian society, from the famous Tour of Doctor Syntax to his vivid scenes of tavern life and seaside resorts.
In Rowlandson’s Human Comedy, Stephen Wade sets out to reveal the social context in which Rowlandson worked and to dig deeper into the artist’s personal life. Drawing on the prints themselves, Wade paints a lively portrait of the man behind the drawings: his patrons and publishers, his love of pleasure, and the bustling London world that made his art possible.
Witty, erudite, and richly detailed, this is the definitive biography of a master of comic art — and a fascinating window into the world that shaped one of Britain’s most original artists. Essential reading for lovers of art history, print culture, and the Regency era.
Rowlandson’s Human Comedy: A Biography of the Regency Artist
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) was one of the greatest satirical artists of Regency England — a brilliant caricaturist whose pen captured the follies, fashions, and high spirits of Georgian society, from the famous Tour of Doctor Syntax to his vivid scenes of tavern life and seaside resorts.
In Rowlandson’s Human Comedy, Stephen Wade sets out to reveal the social context in which Rowlandson worked and to dig deeper into the artist’s elusive personal life. Drawing on the prints themselves, Wade paints a lively portrait of the man behind the drawings: his patrons and publishers, his love of pleasure, and the bustling London world that made his art possible.
Witty, erudite, and richly detailed, this is the definitive biography of a master of comic art — and a fascinating window into the world that shaped one of Britain’s most original artists. Essential reading for lovers of art history, print culture, and the Regency era.
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