Thomas Rowlandson: Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England February 16, 2011

Artist Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) depicted high society and politics, encounters on the street, camaraderie in clubs and taverns, outdoor entertainments, musings about art, drama, and dance, and romantic and sexual tangles. In other words, the social life of Georgian England. One of the most popular caricaturists of his time, Rowlandson's work was noted for lighthearted, deft humor and the unmatched flowing line of his drawing. Organized by the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, 'Thomas Rowlandson: Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England' presents more than 70 of the artist's prints, drawings, watercolors, and illustrated books. The exhibition is curated by Patricia Phagan, the Philip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.