Thomas Rowlandson

English artist and caricaturist (1757–1827)
Person human Q318584
Thomas Rowlandson
George Henry Harlow · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Thomas Rowlandson

Summary

Thomas Rowlandson is a human[1]. His place of birth was City of London[2]. He was born on July 13, 1756[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on April 21, 1827[5]. He worked as a caricaturist[6], painter[7], illustrator[8], cartoonist[9], and comics artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Rowlandson was born in City of London[2].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was born in Old Jewry[12].
  • Thomas Rowlandson died in London[4].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was born on July 13, 1756[3].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was born on July 14, 1756[13].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was born on July 13, 1757[14].
  • Thomas Rowlandson died on April 21, 1827[5].
  • Burial took place at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden[15].
  • A child of Thomas Rowlandson was Dorothy Rowlandson[16].
  • Thomas Rowlandson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[17].
  • Thomas Rowlandson held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[18].
  • Thomas Rowlandson worked as a caricaturist[6].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's professions included painter[7].
  • Thomas Rowlandson worked as an illustrator[8].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's professions included cartoonist[9].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's professions included comics artist[10].
  • Thomas Rowlandson worked as a graphic artist[19].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's field of work was erotic art[20].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[21].
  • Thomas Rowlandson was educated at Soho Academy[22].
  • Thomas Rowlandson is recorded as male[23].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Thomas Rowlandson is associated with the Romanticism movement[25].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Rowlandson[26].
  • Thomas Rowlandson's family name is recorded as Rowlandson[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include City of London[2], a city[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Old Jewry[12], a street[30], in United Kingdom[31]. Recorded date of birth include July 13, 1756[3], July 14, 1756[13], and July 13, 1757[14].

Education

Educated at Royal Academy of Arts[21], a national academy[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1768[34], headquartered in City of Westminster[35] and Soho Academy[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include caricaturist[6], painter[7], illustrator[8], cartoonist[9], comics artist[10], and graphic artist[19]. Thomas Rowlandson's field of work was erotic art[20].

Personal Life

A child of Thomas Rowlandson was Dorothy Rowlandson[16].

Death and Burial

Thomas Rowlandson died on April 21, 1827[5]. He died in London[4]. Burial took place at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden[15].

Why It Matters

Thomas Rowlandson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Posy Simmonds[38], a cartoonist[39], b. 1945[40], of United Kingdom[41], awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire[42].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Rowlandson born?

Thomas Rowlandson's place of birth was City of London[2].

Where did Thomas Rowlandson die?

Thomas Rowlandson passed away in London[4].

What did Thomas Rowlandson do for work?

Thomas Rowlandson worked as caricaturist[6], painter[7], illustrator[8], cartoonist[9], and comics artist[10].

Where did Thomas Rowlandson go to school?

Thomas Rowlandson was educated at Royal Academy of Arts[21] and Soho Academy[22].

Who did Thomas Rowlandson influence?

Thomas Rowlandson has been cited as an influence by Posy Simmonds[38].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . Q135933563. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Thomas Rowlandson. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thomas-rowlandson
MLA “Thomas Rowlandson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/thomas-rowlandson.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thomas-rowlandson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Thomas Rowlandson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thomas-rowlandson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Thomas Rowlandson — https://4ort.xyz/entity/thomas-rowlandson (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/thomas-rowlandson · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00396338
    Occupation caricaturist, painter, illustrator +4
    Local thumb
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.