Thomas Rowlandson: career timeline

British · 1757–1827 · Few works by Thomas Rowlandson have a recorded creation date (14 of 83), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Thomas Rowlandson: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2000s	1	1	$173Sign up	Etching
2010s	25	20	$827Sign up	Watercolor
2020s	57	43	$647Sign up	Watercolor

Sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $173Sign up
Average: $173Sign up
Typical size: 10 × 14 in (25 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2007 The Four Seasons of Love$173Sign up

Sold in the 2010s 25 works

Sold: 20 of 25
Median: $827Sign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 6.5 × 9 in (16 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (18), Drawing (5), Aquatint (1)
Subjects: Boats (2), Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)

sold 2012 Lucretia, after Andrea del Sarto$1.7kSign up
sold 2012 Boats on the Thames, near RichmondUnsold
sold 2014 Scene Outside Country Inn$650Sign up · sold 3×
sold 2014 Afternoon Libation$650Sign up · sold 3×
c. 1800 The Cruel Mistress$1.3kSign up
sold 2016 TO MARKET$261Sign up
1805 Boxing MatchUnsold
sold 2017 "Suavetaurilia", After The Antique$345Sign up
sold 2017 A Fall From A Horse$928Sign up
sold 2017 Quarter Day, Or Clearing The Premises, Without Consulting Your Landlord$1.3kSign up
sold 2017 The Chamber Of Genius$2.5kSign up
sold 2017 A Fight At An Inn$1.1kSign up

Show 12 more (2010s)

sold 2017 Highwayman$2.4kSign up
sold 2017 A Cornish wrestling match$1.4kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2017 Tourists and an Artist amid RuinsUnsold
sold 2017 Figures boating before a country houseUnsold
sold 2017 Figures in boats by the quay$683Sign up
sold 2017 Caricature of Gentlemen Having a Long Night at the Gaming Tables$605Sign up
sold 2017 The Prize Fight$726Sign up
sold 2017 The Cortege$504Sign up
sold 2018 The Cellar QuartettoUnsold
sold 2018 Cries of London, "Milk O"$2.4kSign up
sold 2018 Classical nudes$2.1kSign up
sold 2019 SHARP SHOOTERS IN AMBUSH$495Sign up

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

Sold in the 2020s 57 works

Sold: 43 of 57
Median: $647Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 9.5 in (21 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (25), Etching (20), Drawing (10)
Subjects: Markets & villages (2), Cattle & animals (2), Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2020 A sufferer for decency$78Sign up
sold 2020 Humorous scenesUnsold
sold 2020 On the Way to Market$4.9kSign up
sold 2020 The Drum Major of Sedition$51Sign up
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 A game of draughtsUnsold
sold 2021 Georgiana, Duchess Of Devonshire$5.2kSign up
sold 2021 FIGURES AND HORSES OUTSIDE A MILL$2.2kSign up
sold 2021 STAG HUNTING WITH ONE OF THE FIELD TAKING A FALL$1.9kSign up
1790 A MAIL COACH ON THE ROAD TO A VILLAGE$1.9kSign up
sold 2021 Gilding the Lily$13kSign up
sold 2021 The Flute Player$1.3kSign up

Show 12 more (2020s)

sold 2021 The Overdrove Ox, An Incident on London Bridge$6.5kSign up
sold 2021 A French Artillery Division in Action, pen and ink$650Sign up
sold 2022 Figures drinking and smoking in a Tavern$1kSign up
sold 2022 A horse with a pack of hounds resting$1.3kSign up
sold 2022 Gentleman with Milkmaid$420Sign up
sold 2023 Death Taking the Young Mother$1.5kSign up
sold 2023 Soldiers on a March$58Sign up
1799 The Serenade$20Sign up
1799 The SerenadeUnsold
1799 The SerenadeUnsold
1811 Preparing to Start, 1811, hand coloredResult not published
1799 The SerenadeUnsold

…and 33 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Thomas Rowlandson auction results →