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Thomas Rowlandson

1756 - 1827

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Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as a large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Rowlandson has received more than 367,583 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Rowlandson is the 861st most popular painter (down from 776th in 2019), the 1,665th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,604th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 861 out of 2,023. Before him are Zurab Tsereteli, Isaak Brodsky, Leonaert Bramer, Cigoli, Prospero Fontana, and Wilhelm Marstrand. After him are Peder Mørk Mønsted, Hans Gude, Leandro Bassano, Richard Gerstl, Jan van Huysum, and Carolus-Duran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 18. Before him are Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Joseph Martin Kraus, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Wojciech Żywny, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, and Duke Louis of Württemberg. After him are Federico Gravina, James Gillray, Abbé Faria, John Loudon McAdam, Paul Wranitzky, and Christian Frederik Hansen. Among people deceased in 1827, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 21. Before him are Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Georgios Karaiskakis, Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Robert Surcouf, Morten Thrane Brünnich, and Michel-Gabriel Paccard. After him are Charlotte von Stein, Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, Heinrich Boie, Pōmare III, and Antoine Nicolas Duchesne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 1,665 out of 8,785. Before him are Jethro Tull (1674), William Hamilton (1730), Greer Garson (1904), Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), John Latham (1740), and Gemma Jones (1942). After him are Dixie Dean (1907), Paul Freeman (1943), John Lydon (1956), Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), and David Trimble (1944).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 26. Before him are Arthur Rackham (1867), John Martin (1789), George Stubbs (1724), Sidney Paget (1860), Helen Allingham (1848), and John Collier (1850). After him are James Gillray (1756), Pieter de Molijn (1595), David Roberts (1796), Matthew Paris (1200), Vanessa Bell (1879), and Roger Fry (1866).

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