Thomas Rowlandson

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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827
Dr. Syntax seated in front of his desk
Pen and watercolor on paper.
5 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (146 x 114 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
2006.24:A
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One of 29 drawings and 4 colored etchings illustrating Combe's "Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque", 1812. Unpublished frontispiece.

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Signed at lower right, "Rowlandson".

Provenance: 
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Associated names: 

Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Combe, William, 1742-1823. Tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque.

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