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Fact Of Society Collection

"Unveiling the Intriguing Tapestry of Society

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Man courting a woman in a park in the eighteenth century. ca. 1910 (illustration)

Man courting a woman in a park in the eighteenth century. ca. 1910 (illustration)
6438205 Man courting a woman in a park in the eighteenth century. ca. 1910 (illustration) by Pean, Rene (1875-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Company. Mours)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband. 1831 (engraving)

A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband. 1831 (engraving)
7234797 A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rustic man arriving home drunk)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A family of botanists attacked by a charging bull in a field. 1831 (engraving)

A family of botanists attacked by a charging bull in a field. 1831 (engraving)
7234784 A family of botanists attacked by a charging bull in a field. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: One-legged admiral)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving)

A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving)
7234792 A virago beating a man with a stick. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A virago beating a man with a stick)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. 1831 (engraving)

A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. 1831 (engraving)
7234820 A crowd of armed people chasing a rabid dog through a village. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A Georgian rat-catcher showing some captured rats in a cage. 1831 (engraving)

A Georgian rat-catcher showing some captured rats in a cage. 1831 (engraving)
7234815 A Georgian rat-catcher showing some captured rats in a cage. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Two red-coat soldiers running off with a tailors wife, Georgian, 1831 (engraving)

Two red-coat soldiers running off with a tailors wife, Georgian, 1831 (engraving)
7234801 Two red-coat soldiers running off with a tailors wife, Georgian, 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Scottish bagpiper playing music for maids outside a farm. 1831 (engraving)

Scottish bagpiper playing music for maids outside a farm. 1831 (engraving)
7234782 Scottish bagpiper playing music for maids outside a farm.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Georgian artist with conoisseurs in his studio. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian artist with conoisseurs in his studio. 1831 (engraving)
7234819 Georgian artist with conoisseurs in his studio. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I. 1831 (engraving)

Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I. 1831 (engraving)
7234807 Sir Walter Raleigh laying down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. 1831 (engraving)

Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. 1831 (engraving)
7234794 Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. 1831 (engraving)

A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. 1831 (engraving)
7234787 A letter writer with customers in Padua, Italy, 19th century. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A choirmaster leading a choir in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)

A choirmaster leading a choir in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)
7234786 A choirmaster leading a choir in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A gentleman and soldier flirting with an innkeeper at the bar. 1831 (engraving)

A gentleman and soldier flirting with an innkeeper at the bar. 1831 (engraving)
7234778 A gentleman and soldier flirting with an innkeeper at the bar.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)

Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)
7234822 Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king. 1831 (engraving)
7234816 Georgian gentlemen and ladies at an audience with the king.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgian gentlemen and ladies)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving)
7234813 Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A charlatan tutor with his pupils looking at a globe. 1831 (engraving)

A charlatan tutor with his pupils looking at a globe. 1831 (engraving)
7234802 A charlatan tutor with his pupils looking at a globe. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A girl flirting with a soldier on Portsouth Point. 1831 (engraving)

A girl flirting with a soldier on Portsouth Point. 1831 (engraving)
7234796 A girl flirting with a soldier on Portsouth Point. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)

An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)
7234795 An obese vet examines a sick cow at a dairy farm, Georgian era.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Obese people running to catch a stage coach in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)

Obese people running to catch a stage coach in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)
7234785 Obese people running to catch a stage coach in Georgian England.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case. 1831 (engraving)

Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case. 1831 (engraving)
7234781 Three Georgian quack doctors discussing a medical case.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Two Georgian rectors in a churchyard in Oxford. 1831 (engraving)

Two Georgian rectors in a churchyard in Oxford. 1831 (engraving)
7234818 Two Georgian rectors in a churchyard in Oxford. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Georgian rectors in a churchyard in Oxford)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving)

A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving)
7234810 A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Skeleton of Death in a quack doctors apothecary shop. 1831 (engraving)

Skeleton of Death in a quack doctors apothecary shop. 1831 (engraving)
7234783 Skeleton of Death in a quack doctors apothecary shop.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London. 1831 (engraving)

Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London. 1831 (engraving)
7234777 Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A canon in wig and glasses)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Obese man driving a two-horse carriage in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)

Obese man driving a two-horse carriage in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving)
7234774 Obese man driving a two-horse carriage in Georgian England. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A female publican ejecting a drunk from a tavern in Georgian Eng, 1831 (engraving)

A female publican ejecting a drunk from a tavern in Georgian Eng, 1831 (engraving)
7234773 A female publican ejecting a drunk from a tavern in Georgian Eng, 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A wherry-man helps an obese man on to his wherry boat. 1831 (engraving)

A wherry-man helps an obese man on to his wherry boat. 1831 (engraving)
7234821 A wherry-man helps an obese man on to his wherry boat. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Georgian milkmaid serving cups of milk to a chimney sweep. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian milkmaid serving cups of milk to a chimney sweep. 1831 (engraving)
7234817 Georgian milkmaid serving cups of milk to a chimney sweep.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Georgian gentlemen eating soup from a tureen in a garret. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian gentlemen eating soup from a tureen in a garret. 1831 (engraving)
7234814 Georgian gentlemen eating soup from a tureen in a garret.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. 1831 (engraving)

A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. 1831 (engraving)
7234811 A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daug, 1831 (engraving)

A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daug, 1831 (engraving)
7234805 A corpulent man staring angrily at a fop for looking at his daug, 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving)

A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving)
7234804 A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fishwife selling shellfish on a Kent beach)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A milkmaid rejects a rustic admirer at the village pump. 1831 (engraving)

A milkmaid rejects a rustic admirer at the village pump. 1831 (engraving)
7234793 A milkmaid rejects a rustic admirer at the village pump.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Village politicians meeting in front of a tavern. 1831 (engraving)

Village politicians meeting in front of a tavern. 1831 (engraving)
7234791 Village politicians meeting in front of a tavern.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Village politicians, a shoemaker)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier. 1831 (engraving)

A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier. 1831 (engraving)
7234790 A rich miser listens with an ear trumpet to a poor soldier.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Two laundry women outside a starchers shop. 1831 (engraving)

Two laundry women outside a starchers shop. 1831 (engraving)
7234780 Two laundry women outside a starchers shop.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A merchant walking down a Georgian London street. 1831 (engraving)

A merchant walking down a Georgian London street. 1831 (engraving)
7234779 A merchant walking down a Georgian London street.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. 1831 (engraving)

Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. 1831 (engraving)
7234776 Obese middle-aged man attempting to mount a horse. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: One-legged sailors and sailing ship on a London street. 1831 (engraving)

One-legged sailors and sailing ship on a London street. 1831 (engraving)
7234775 One-legged sailors and sailing ship on a London street.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving)

A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving)
7234823 A barmaid in a tavern calls time on two sleeping drunks. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A Georgian horse owner talks to his jockey at the Ascot Races, 1831 (engraving)

A Georgian horse owner talks to his jockey at the Ascot Races, 1831 (engraving)
7234812 A Georgian horse owner talks to his jockey at the Ascot Races, 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at her window. 1831 (engraving)

An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at her window. 1831 (engraving)
7234809 An army officer kissing goodbye to a village girl at her window.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: Maids offer the days catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet. 1831 (engraving)

Maids offer the days catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet. 1831 (engraving)
7234808 Maids offer the days catch of fish and lobster to a gourmet.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A young woman reading a love letter in her room. 1831 (engraving)

A young woman reading a love letter in her room. 1831 (engraving)
7234806 A young woman reading a love letter in her room.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving)

An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving)
7234803 An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities)

Background imageFact Of Society Collection: A rich widow besieged by suitors. 1831 (engraving)

A rich widow besieged by suitors. 1831 (engraving)
7234800 A rich widow besieged by suitors.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rich beauty besieged by suitors after the death of her husband)



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"Unveiling the Intriguing Tapestry of Society: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time to witness captivating scenes that reflect the diverse facets of society throughout history. From courtship rituals to domestic disputes, from acts of self-sacrifice to unexpected encounters, these engravings and lithographs offer a window into the complexities of human existence. In an idyllic eighteenth-century park, a man courts a woman with charm and grace, showcasing the timeless pursuit of love. Meanwhile, in another era, we witness a wife's frustration as she wields a stick against her drunken husband—a stark reminder that not all relationships were harmonious. The astonishing tale unfolds as Matthew Lovat crucifies himself at Venice—an act both haunting and bewildering—leaving us pondering the depths of human devotion. In contrast, amidst their botanical pursuits, a family finds themselves under attack by an enraged bull—a vivid portrayal of life's unpredictable nature. Venturing further into this tapestry of society reveals Peter Williamson or Indian Peter—a showman whose story captivates our imagination with its blend of mystery and adventure. Equally intriguing is witnessing a virago beating a man with sheer force—an unconventional depiction challenging traditional gender roles. Amidst everyday life comes chaos when armed villagers chase down a rabid dog—an illustration highlighting humanity's collective response to danger. On another note entirely, we encounter Georgian rat-catchers displaying their captured prey—a testament to mankind's ingenuity in overcoming pestilence. As if plucked from an enthralling novel come two red-coat soldiers absconding with a tailor's wife—the scandalous escapade reminding us that societal norms have always been subject to rebellion. And yet amidst it all stands Scottish bagpipers serenading maids outside farms—music bridging divides and evoking shared emotions across generations.