Auktion: 13 Tage
Stand 05.10.2026
Leger Galleries, London, December 1988.
Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1757-1827) The Ogler, circa 1820 Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper 5-3/4 x 4-1/4 inches (14.6 x 10.8 cm) (sheet) Not signed EXHIBITED: Leger Galleries, London, December 1988. Caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson is well known for social, political, and erotic cartoons that drew on inspiration from everyday life. Rowlandson, rather than publishing with journals and newspapers, would sell the works privately to print shops to be published as satirical prints or would illustrate book interiors. The present work appears on page 10 of Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland (Albion Book, 1989) and is accompanied by a copy of the book. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Toning to sheet with visible lines along extreme edges. Area of repair lower center region of ground, not affecting figures. A few extremely light scattered pin points of foxing to areas of background and one visible pin point affecting male figure's leg. Framed under glass.