Rowlandson's Human Comedy

Thomas Rowlandson was one of the most productive and influential
artists of Britain's Regency years. He worked hard and enjoyed
the company of friends and fellow artists, and his client base
was immense. His caricatures and satires of contemporary society
have in many ways defined our iconic images of that exciting and
dangerous society in which the Romantic Movement was formed and a
war with Napoleon's France fought.Yet we still know very little
about this enigmatic man who was exceptionally gifted in a range
of visual arts. Rowlandson's Human Comedy: A Biography of the
Regency Artist sets out to enquire into the `hidden life' of this
genial and talented man, whose works are avidly collected across
the world and are widely admired by artists and historians alike.