18th Century Social Scenes

A collection of humorous and lively depictions from the 18th century, featuring courtship, social gatherings, and street life with vibrant colors and detailed engravings.

The Scotch cottage of Glenburnia , Dwellings, Cleaning, Cats. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Thomas Rowlandson, Rustic Courtship, 1785 Rustic Courtship

Hackney Assembly 1802, reissued 1812 Thomas Rowlandson In a ballroom, two gentlemen address a woman who holds a fan at right.. Hackney Assembly. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1802, reissued 1812. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The Scotch cottage of Glenburnia , Dwellings, Cleaning, Cats. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Chelsea stage coach , Stagecoaches, Coach drivers, Horses, Passengers. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Prominent citizens of Paris on the Boulevard de Gand (Boulevard des Italy)

Don Michele Preparing for his Triumphal Expedition, from "Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a Series of Letters Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802" June 1, 1815 Thomas Rowlandson. Don Michele Preparing for his Triumphal Expedition, from "Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a Series of Letters Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802". "Naples and the Campagna Felice: in a Series of Letters Addressed to a Friend in England in 1802". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 1, 1815. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Thomas Rowlandson, Manager and Spouter, 1784 Manager and Spouter

Interruption or Inconvenience of a Lodging House April 1, 1789, reissued April 1, 1824 Thomas Rowlandson A man enters the dressing room of a dowager and her maid. The dowager covers herself and the maid throws her hands up in surprise.. Interruption or Inconvenience of a Lodging House. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 1, 1789, reissued April 1, 1824. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

The diamond of the ghost king by Raimund Gallerie Droller Scenen for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Returned from a Fox Chase 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. Returned from a Fox Chase. Imitations of Modern Drawings. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1787. Etching and aquatint. Prints

Procession of a country corporation , Parades & processions. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A little music - or - the delights of harmony , Military officers, Musicians, Singing, Parties, Sleeping, Fire. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

McLean, active 1820s, McLean's Scraps for Albums, 1826. Aquatint, hand-colored.

The bad Liesel, Bäuerles comedy Gallerie Drollerie Scenen to the Theaterzeitung, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Thomas Rowlandson, Comfort in the Gout, 1785 Comfort in the Gout

Lieut. Bowling pleading the cause of young Rory to his grandfather : Plate 1st. Vide Roderick Random, Vol. I, Chap. III. , Military officers, People with disabilities, Wheelchairs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The womens enemy in the terminal by Theodor Hell Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, nd year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Departure of children; Beaumont, Edouard de (1821-1888); around 1870 (1865-00-00-1875-00-00);Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, children, French drawings, genre scenes, Figural Studies, Character Studies

Nursery with three women and children, c. 1660 - c. 1661 Nursery with three women, probably mothers and no children's girls. The woman on the left teaches a child to walk. Two of the children wear a fall hat, a led headgear that had to protect them when they fell. Zwolle Paper. Watercolor (Paint). Deck Paint. Framework lines:. Lines: Ink brush Nursery with three women, probably mothers and no children's girls. The woman on the left teaches a child to walk. Two of the children wear a fall hat, a led headgear that had to protect them when they fell. Zwolle Paper. Watercolor (Paint). Deck Paint. Framework lines:. Lines: Ink brush

The Driekoningsfeest is seized by Kindren Vrolyk; / Yes, Flipje saw his head decorating with a crown (...), 1830 - 1892 print Leaf with a large presentation of six children who play the King Drawing game at the Three Kings Festival. Mother watches from a distance. Under the image a six -line verse in two columns. Numbered at the top right: no 149. Publisher: Zaltbommelprint Maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing royal household; courtiers, retinue, train. children's games and plays. Twelfth Night, usually falling on the eve of January 6

Study for Dr Syntax and Rural Sports 1802-1827 England. Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper . Thomas Rowlandson

Artist Delicators (Tribunate Palace).

Drawing, Return From The Vintage; Bartolomeo Pinelli (Roman, 1781 - 1835); Italy; pen and gray ink with watercolor and black chalk on off-white wove paper

Departure for the seat of the Bastille. (IFF 157)

Henry Heath, active 1824-1835, British, Set of six: Tit-Bits No. 4 Five vignettes on a sheet. Hand colored etching.

The skeleton of Death appears in the living room of a large family to take a child or newborn baby. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.

Cossacks on the love path, Adrien Godefroy, c. 1814 - c. 1815 print Cash bags meet French women. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper. watercolor (paint) etching / engraving soldiers and civilians

The happiness and hope of Austria combines in Leopold, Louise and her family Leopold II, Maria Ludovica and her children, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house

A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected November 30, 1785, reissued July 1, 1802 Thomas Rowlandson A lady is seated at a table in a sponging house, surrounded by the sheriff's officers. A bondsman sits at left and contemplates the situation.. A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 30, 1785, reissued July 1, 1802. Hand-colored etching and stipple. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Theatrical Mendicants Relieved - have Pity upon all our Aches and Wants! January 15, 1809 James Gillray British. Theatrical Mendicants Relieved - have Pity upon all our Aches and Wants!. James Gillray (British, London 1756-1815 London). January 15, 1809. Hand-colored etching. John Miller (London). Prints

Unknown, Caricatures Parisiennes: La Gavotte, 1700-1899, hand-colored etching on paper.

J. Bettannier, Le Musée des Rieurs #30: L'Arche de Noë, 1840-46, chromolithograph on paper.

The Dull Husband. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 9 3/8 in. (19.8 × 23.8 cm)Plate: 6 13/16 × 9 1/4 in. (17.3 × 23.5 cm). Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757-1815). Date: 1789. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

An Old Member on his Road to the House of Commons September 1, 1802 Thomas Rowlandson. An Old Member on his Road to the House of Commons. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). September 1, 1802. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

The Maratha Peshwa and his Ministers, Robert Mabon, died 1798, British, undated, Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 3 × 2 3/8 inches (7.6 × 6 cm)

Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife, from "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" Thomas Rowlandson British Related author Henry Fielding British 1792 View more. Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife, from "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling". The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1792. Etching. Prints

Preaching to no purpose ,. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

(La Maman) A-t-on vu une petite vilaine comme çà qui s' fiche à beugler - au milieu de mon apothéose. - (Le Papa) Si elle a la colique c't'enfant! ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Scene picture from Ludovic, opera in four acts by G, Kupelwieser Theatrical Image Gallery No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Joseph Schmutzer -, artist

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, Preparing for Action or an English Man of War engaging Two Dutch Doggers, 1793. Etching, hand-colored.

Monnier, Henry Bonaventure (N.1799-06-07-D.1877-01-03), Les Grisettes (in large and small outfits) The Grisettes (title registered (letter)), 1827. Balzac house.

The launder cart John James Chalon (1778-1854). "The launder cart". Color lithography. 1822.

Bozzy and Madame Piozzi (Frontispiece, "Bozzy and Piozzi" by Peter Pindar) 1780-86 Thomas Rowlandson. Bozzy and Madame Piozzi (Frontispiece, "Bozzy and Piozzi" by Peter Pindar). Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1780-86. Etching. George Kearsley (London). Prints

A citizen returning to town from seeing his child... , Children, Nannies Children's nurses. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Royal fishmongers : Or a welcome to Billingsgate , Seduction, Fishmongers, Baskets, Fish, Nobility, Princes, William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834, Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865, Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Sketch book for "Voyage for Eternity": Types JJ Grandville (1803-1847). Sketch book for Voyage for Eternity: Types. Feather and brown ink. Around 1830.

Baron is taken by a death digger and death, Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1830 print Paris paper Death as skeleton. grave digger. dying

Lewis Vaslet, 1742-1808, British, The Spoiled Child, Scene I, ca. 1802. Watercolor with black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Fashionable Regency people taking the healing waters in the Pump Room at Bath Spa. Well-known characters including Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

Cries of London, No. 5: Come Buy My Watercresses. Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); Henri Merke (Swiss, Niederweningen, canton Zürich ca. 1760-after 1820). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 13/16 × 12 1/4 in. (37.7 × 31.1 cm)Plate: 14 3/16 × 11 3/4 in. (36.1 × 29.8 cm). Publisher: R. Ackermann (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Cries of London. Date: March 1, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A man suffering from depressed spirits ("hypochondria"), being tormented by doleful spectres. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson after J. Dunthorne, 1788.

Rohrbeck and Mr, Nestroy in The Doctor Nolens Volens, Schmidt and Mr, Scholz in The Schneider and his daughter costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Fashionable restaurant , Restaurants, Dogs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Dance of death. A copy of the middle part of the painting from the church of Bernardines in Krakow Kopff, Konstanty (1803 1868)

The First Interview of Werther and Charlotte October 16, 1782 John Raphael Smith In this subject from "The Sorrows of the Young Werther," the hero encounters Charlotte caring for younger siblings after they have lost their mother. Goethe's epistolary novel centers on their ensuing tragic love story. Published in Leipzig in 1774, the text appeared in English in 1779 and is considered a key early Romantic text.. The First Interview of Werther and Charlotte. After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). October 16, 1782. Stipple and etching with hand-coloring. John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751-1812 Doncaster). John Raphael Smith (British, baptized Derby 1751-1812 Doncaster). Prints

Mr, Joh, Fenzl and Mad, Rohrbeck in the parody Der Kobold by Fr, Told costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

University. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 1/16 in. (25.6 × 33.2 cm)Plate: 8 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (22.3 × 27.5 cm). Date: May 10, 1802. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

That's what it's like to have too much. (IT)

Samuel Alken, 1756-1815, British, An Italian Family, 1785. Etching with aquatint.

Print made by Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, A Brace of Brimstones, 1806. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Plate 34, from "World in Miniature" 1816 Thomas Rowlandson One of forty prints from Rowlandson's "World in Miniature; Consisting of Groups of Figures, for the Illustration of Landscape Scenery." A group of men eat and drink at a table in the courtyard of a country inn. At left, a man arrives through the inn's gate on horseback. At right, two women wash dishes.. Plate 34, from "World in Miniature". "World in Miniature". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1816. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Costumed ball, 1804 print paper etching masquerade, masked ball Paris Opera

The charitable vicar , Clergy, Charity. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Monnier, Henry Bonaventure (n.1799-06-07-D.1877-01-03), a benefactor-A Benefactor (registered title (letter)), 1827. Maison de Balzac.

The enchanted prince, magic game by Bäuerle Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, rd year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Monnier, Henry Bonaventure (N.1799-06-07-D.1877-01-03), indiscretion I took the freedom Madame, to bring some friends (registered title (letter)), 1827. lithography colored on paper vellum. Balzac house.

Pleasure of a Poste aux Anes, from Sentimental Travels. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: sheet: 4 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (11.1 x 19.7 cm). Date: ca. 1821. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Committee of General Welfare, 1795, Anonymous, After David Hess, After James Gillray, 1799 Cartoon on the Committee of General Welfare, 1795. Four men with different physical disabilities standing and sitting in front of the Staats Pharmacy. In the clouds the raging envy. The picking man on the right is probably Bernardus Blok, the sitting fat man probably Cornelis van der Hoop GZ. Venice paper etching / engraving Cartoon on the Committee of General Welfare, 1795. Four men with different physical disabilities standing and sitting in front of the Staats Pharmacy. In the clouds the raging envy. The picking man on the right is probably Bernardus Blok, the sitting fat man probably Cornelis van der Hoop GZ. Venice paper etching / engraving

Parisian caricatures Parisian caricatures. Colorful water.

'Box Lobby Loungers of 1785', c1785. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson.

The king of sixteen years theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Severin Buemann -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

McLean's Scraps for Albums, McLean, active 1820s, 1826, Aquatint, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 3/4 x 9 1/4in. (24.8 x 23.5cm)

Achille Isidore Gilbert, Physionomies de Paris #5: Palais de l'Industrie (Champs Élysées), 1838-1899, chromolithograph, partly hand-colored, on wove paper.

The gulled gamester , Gamblers. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Dulce Domum, or the Return from School. John Jones (English, 1745-1797); after William Redmore Bigg (English, 1755-1828). Date: 1790. Dimensions: 453 × 605 mm (image); 481 × 606 mm (plate); 509 × 636 mm (sheet). Hand-colored mezzotint on ivory laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Feast of the Craftsmen, Posse with vocals by Angely Gallerie Drollerie Scenen to the theater newspaper, th year, No, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Quae Genus, in the Sports of the Kitchen, from "The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax" August 1, 1821 Thomas Rowlandson. Quae Genus, in the Sports of the Kitchen, from "The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax". "The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). August 1, 1821. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

A Long Story. Artist: Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). Dimensions: Plate: 7 13/16 × 9 3/8 in. (19.8 × 23.8 cm)Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 13/16 in. (21 × 27.5 cm). Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Date: April 1, 1803. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A fortune teller reveals his scam to an old friend, 18th century. The somniloquists room is decorated with a crocodile skin, Egyptian figures, occult books and incense burners. The Prophet discovering himself and exposing the deception. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, translated and abridged from Moritz August von Thummels Reise in die mittäglichen Provinzen van Frankreich im Jahre 17851786, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821.

Scene images from The House of Temperate by Johann Nestroy costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Dit, 1803-1847). "The metamorphoses of the day. You go to play with sir, you can see that he returns the king every time." Colored lithography, 1829. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 34930-14 Map, game, play, lithography colored, morality, personification, reception, evening, caricature, table

Letters n, o, p and q; Bilder A B C / Buch. / Prints a b / book. Leaf with 4 performances to cut out and together to bind to booklet over the alphabet. Pictures of the letters N (great), O (Ooft), P (Pilgrim) and Q (qual = ailment). Under each image a caption in German and in Dutch. Numbered bottom left: No. 106.

The anarchist or the new French Janus, 1797. The anarchist or the new French Janus, 1797 ", anonymous engraving.

The Vicar of Wakefield: The Scold, with news of Olivia, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, ca. 1817, Watercolor, with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, blued white wove paper, Sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (11.4 x 19.1 cm), aprons (main garments), bird, birdcage (container), chairs, dogs (animals), drinking, food, genre subject, hearth, kitchen, men, staircase, table (support furniture), vicar, women, England, Europe, United Kingdom, Wakefield, Yorkshire

Quelques unes de nos bêtes de somme (Some of Our Beasts of Burden), no.70 from Les Métamorphoses du jour (Metamorphoses ofToday). Lithographer: Pierre Langlumé, French, born 1790, active 1822-40 After: Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, French, 1803-1847

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Elegant Company Dancing, undated. Watercolor and pen and red-brown, red, and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, blued white, wove paper.

MASCARADE. Travestissemens (sic) de Gavarni parus en 1828, 1829 et1830.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Taking a mean advantage , Climbing. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

'Cooks, scullions - Hear me, every mother's son.' , Public speaking, Cooks, Servants. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Viennese scenes and popular activities , sheet , The musician ambulants a vienne, Mushing around in Vienna, Georg Emanuel Opiz also Opiz -, Artist, Kilian d, Ponheimer -, Copper Engraver, Joseph Eder -, Publishing House

L'Air, L. Turgis Le Jeune, French, active Paris and New York, ca. 1855 - 1857, Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper, A group of picnickers are suddenly aroused by a squall. In the distance, a balloon floats by. Below, the title in French, Spanish, and English, and the publisher's name. No. 2 of a series., France, ca. 1850, Print, Print

France, 18th century. A walk in the Royal Palace garden. Engraving by F. Deboucourt.

Les métamorphoses du jour. Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 11 9/16 × 9/16 in. (22 × 29.4 × 1.5 cm). Illustrator: J. J. Grandville (French, Nancy 1803-1847 Vanves). Publisher: Aubert et Cie , Paris. Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Claude Thielley, La Vie Parisienne #5: Les bains de l'Hôtel Lambert, 1851, chromolithograph on paper.

Deserved punishment , Fighting, Robberies. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The afternoon of the English Anonymous / Martinet. "The afternoon of the English, scenes". Water-loud colored.

Artist, possibly by: G. Geissler, German, active 1780-1800, Boistrous winterscene, late 18thCentury, Etching, hand colored, platemark: 18.2 × 26.7 cm (7 3/16 × 101/2in.), Made in Germany, possiblyGerman, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Monnier, Henry Bonaventure (n.1799-06-07-D.1877-01-03), we cannot feed all his cousins. Cannot Feed All One's Cousins. (Registered title (letter)), 1827. Maison de Balzac.

Butterfly Hunting June 1806 Thomas Rowlandson. Butterfly Hunting. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 1806. Hand-colored etching. William Holland (British, 1757-1815). Prints

The ghost on the Bastey by Meisl Gallerie Droller Scenen, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

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