1799
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An Image Seller is a 1799 watercolor by Thomas Rowlandson, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a street scene with three men in the front. One man balances a board full of small animal figures on his head. Another man in a hat points at them. The third man looks on, scratching his head. In the background, more figures and animals crowd together. The artist drew quick, loose lines—no perfect shapes here. The scene feels busy and lively, like a snapshot of daily life. Want to see more like this? Check out Rowlandson, Thomas.
A watercolour caricature by Thomas Rowlandson from 1799 depicts an image seller offering plaster statuettes to passersby on a city street. In the background, a peep show is visible.
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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.
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