Dr Syntax on a blustery day

Details

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
Dr Syntax on a blustery day
with signature 'T. Rowlandson.' (lower left)
pencil, brown ink and watercolour, unframed
5 1/8 x 7¾ in. (13 x 19.8 cm.)

Provenance

Gilbert Davis (L. 757a).
with Colnaghi's, London, 8 May 1951, where purchased by a forebear of the present owner.

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Lot Essay

During his lifetime, Rowlandson was best known amongst contemporaries for his illustrations to the three Tours of Doctor Syntax. These works began as a humorous satire inspired by the 'picturesque' tours of the English countryside by the Reverend William Gilpin.

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