RM2A82WGW–The skeleton of Death smokes a pipe at the fireside with old Gaffer Goodman, while his young wife is seduced by a suitor at the window. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.
RM2E4HNRB–Gentlemen making a toast at the Lord Mayor's Day dinner, Guildhall, London. Civic Enjoyments. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNFM–Obese driver and thin woman riding a two-horse carriage in Georgian England. Steering. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG5–Village politicians, a shoemaker, exciseman and apothecary, holding a meeting in front of the Bugle Horn tavern. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNJF–A rustic man arriving home drunk. His wife greets him with a candle and a stick. Home! Sweet Home! Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNGA–An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm. The farmer and millmaid look on. Cow doctor. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG9–A milkmaid rejects the advances of a foolish rustic admirer in flowery waistcoat at the village water pump. An Admirer. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG8–A virago beating a man with a stick. Shoemaker Geoffry Heeltap fleeing from his abusive wife. A Disciplinarian. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1T–Georgian gentlemen and ladies, parsons and doctors, at an audience with the king of England. Courtiers and beefeaters line the hall of the palace. A court day. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1Y–Two Georgian rectors in a churchyard in Oxford. Doctor Broadbase checks his watch against the sundial. Symptoms of a Dinner. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN97–Three Georgian quack doctors in wigs and frock coats discussing a medical case in a library. The Doctors Puzzled. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1K–A horse owner talks to his jockey at the Ascot Races The jockey wears a cap, red jacket, breeches and boots, and has his saddle on his back. Training. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNXB–A Georgian commercial traveller with his saddlebags arriving at The Woolpack Inn. A maid welcomes him at the door, while a porter leads his horse to the stables. A Bagman. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRG–A charlatan tutor with his pupils looking at a globe. Aufidius Pummelskin, LLD, Trinity College, Cambridge in wig and cloak. Knowledge of the World. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN99–Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. A jockey holds the horse's muzzle outside a stables. Uncle Timothy. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN95–One-legged sailors begging with a donkey dragging a sailing ship on a waggon in a London street. The Humourist and her Crew. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNFN–English gentleman and Irish soldier flirting with an innkeeper making punch at the bar. A waiter opens a bottle of wine for a diner in the restaurant. Bar Practice. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP29–Georgian artist in front of a painting with his palette and brush. A group of art connoisseurs watch him through eyeglasses. The atelier is decorated with busts and paintings. The Studio. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNT4–Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his velvet cloak in a puddle to protect Queen Elizabeth I's shoes. Spoiling a cloak and making a fortune. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRH–An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. Caleb Crypt showing his collection including an Egyptian mummy and sphinx, medieval suit of armour, classical statuary, ancient weapons, etc. Modern Antiques. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRD–A rich beauty besieged by suitors after the death of her husband, Sir John Denyers of Beechwood Hall. The bachelors include soldiers, lawyers, fops and antiquarians. A Siege. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNFT–A choirmaster in cap and robes leading a choir in Georgian England. Young men and women sing from sheet music. A Timekeeper. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG2–A rich gourmet feasting at home in Georgian England. Misanthropic Sir Simon dining alone. A butler pours wine and maids bring platters of food. The Pleasures of Solitude. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG4–A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier in a Georgian parlour. Misanthrope Sir Simon and his brave crippled brother RIchard. Rich and Poor. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNTP–An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at a window. Captain Cleveland taking leave of Katy Thompson. Women watch from the water pump. A Military Salute. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRR–A young woman reading an illicit love letter at a table in her room at a Finishing School for Girls. The principal stands at the door. A maid fixes the bed curtains behind her. Credulity. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRM–A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. An obese man checks the produce with a monocle. Other women fish for mussels and oysters with nets in the sea. A Man of Taste. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNGG–A girl flirting with a soldier in shako hat on Portsouth Point. Sailor Tim Toplift returns from sea to find his love Sally has deserted him for another man. Lost and Won. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1P–A Georgian rat-catcher showing some captured rats in a cage. The customers are a parson and his wife. He wears a sash embroidered with rats and his ratter dogs bark at his feet. The Rat-Catcher. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN9G–A canon in wig and glasses, with umbrella under his arm, reading a book at a bookstall in Georgian London. The other customer is a butcher in apron. The March of Intellect. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRF–Two red-coat soldiers running off with a tailor's wife, Georgian era. The soldiers use their muskets and bayonets to hold off the angry tailor Twist, who is armed only with scissors, and blacksmith with hammer. Recruiting. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP37–A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. They try to kill the mad dog with musket, pitchfork, flail and shovel as it chases after the rector. Hydrophobia. Kunophobia - The Church in Danger. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNRT–Two maids offer the day's catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet with an eyeglass in an armchair in his parlour in a Gothic hall. His gouty foot is bandaged and rests on a stool. Indecision. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN9J–An obese merchant walking down a Georgian London street oblivious to the flirting couple, buxom maids in front of a restaurant called Oyster Rooms, Lobsters, Pickled Salmon. Gideon Owen, the man of business. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNBG–One-legged admiral, his wife and daughter fleeing a charging bull in a field. They are botanising, a popular Georgian family hobby. The bull and the botanists. An enemy bearing down, hope in the distance. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNA7–Two laundry women outside a starcher's shop in Georgian Camberwell. The sign reads Dorothy Dump, Clear Starcher. The aunt and niece are in an argument over the affections of a tailor, Orlando. The Rivals. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNFR–Scottish bagpiper in kilt and feathercap playing music for maids outside a Georgian farm. A girl collects coins in a hat, and another maid carries a bucket of feed to the pigs. Getting cash for notes. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNFX–A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. He sits at a desk with quill pen, and a crowd of women customers dictate love letters to him. A printseller shows prints beside him. The Italian Scribe. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNNH–A black butler/footman tipping a plate of meat into a woman's apron. In the story The Runaway, Pam is a West Indian enslaved person who escapes into service in London. A Man of Colour. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1W–Georgian milkmaid serving cups of milk to a sooty chimney sweep and his apprentice boy on a street corner in Oxford. In the background, a new rector Doctor Broadbase rides past a blacksmith. A Dark Prospect. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP79–A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. The men are in a drunken stupor at a table with tankard, gin glass, candle and hat. Empty wine bottles lie on the floor. Operatives. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP05–A cobbler in apron buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. The Duke of Wellington was a hero after the Napoleonic Wars. The sculptor holds a tray of statues and busts on his head. Obtaining the countenance of the minister. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HN98–Skeleton of Death in a quack doctor's apothecary shop, wearing an apron mixing poison in a mortar and pestle. The workshop decorated with jars, phials, sieve, surgical saw and syringe. Great Allows to Deal in Quack Medicine. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP58–A wherry-man helps an obese man from the quay on to his wherry boat, who then sinks it with his weight. The passengers include ladies with fans and parasols, men in top hats with canes. The scene is Horseferry on the River Thames in London. The way to fill a wherry Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HNG1–A Jewish merchant with porters carrying large boxes of luggage through the streets of Padua, Italy. In the story, an Irish captain Terrence O'Connor smuggles himself into Nathan's house in a box to free a captive girl Norah. Love in a Box. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP1M–Georgian gentlemen eating soup from a tureen at a dinner table in a garret. A chef in cap and apron tends a boiling pot on a stove. A rabbit and game bird hang in the hearth. A Banquet. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
RM2E4HP77–Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era. Sailors, a soldier and a yokel drink with a flirty buxom wench on a bench at a public house as a blind fiddler plays music. His assistant holds out a hat for tips. A View on the Coast. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrison’s The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.
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