High spirits
Subtitle: the comic art of Thomas Rowlandson
By: Kate Heard
Contributors: Heard, Kate, author; Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827; Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland); Royal Collection Trust
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781905686766
Subjects: Exhibitions; Pictorial English wit and humor; Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Description: The absurdities of fashion, the perils of love, political machinations and royal intrigue were the daily subject matter of Thomas Rowlandson, one of the leading caricaturists of Georgian England. Rowlandson was working at a time when English satirical prints were prized by collectors across Europe. A number of the works in the exhibition were purchased by George, Prince of Wales, later Prince Regent and King George IV. Ironically the Prince was often the butt of caricaturists' jokes and sometimes tried to prevent the publication of images that he felt were particularly offensive. Through Rowlandson's drawings and prints, the exhibition examines life at the turn of the 19th century. 0Exhibition: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, UK (11.2013).
Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, November 22, 2013-March 2, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-269) and index.