Thomas Rowlandson On the Thames

Pen and brown and grey ink and watercolour over traces of pencil, bears inscription and date
22 x 36 cm.’ 8 ½ x 14 1/8 inches

Provenance
Maurice Dear, Southampton;
Private collection, U.K., until 2025

Rowlandson drew boating scenes such as this one on many occasions, this work probably dates from c. 1810-1820. The river is teeming with a variety of craft and passengers and the nearby pub doing a roaring trade.