The Tours of Dr. Syntax

These delightful prints are from the famous "tours of Dr. Syntax." These tours chronicle the various escapades of the fictional 19th-century English clergyman, Dr. Syntax. The animated drawing and wonderful facial expressions make them excellent examples of Rowlandson's parodic work from the great age of English caricature. True to the comic muse, Rowlandson reversed the process of illustration by first drawing a series of sketches, then commissioning James Combe to write a narrative about the silly things that are going on. These tours were a satire on William Gilpin's series of picturesque journeys to different parts of England with emphasis on landscape pictures and flattering prose into which Rowlandson inserted his stumbling parson and a wide range of landscape and decorative arts portrayal.

Priced at $65 each, except as noted.

• "The Revd. Doctor Syntax."
• "Doctor Syntax Losing His Way."
• "Doctor Syntax Pursued by a Bull."
• "Doctor Syntax Bound To A Tree By Highwaymen." Illustrated above.

  
  

• "Doctor Syntax Robb'd of his Property."
• "Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water." NA [Illustrated above]
• "Marriage of Doctor Dicky Bend."
• "Dr. Syntax at a Review."

• "Dr. Syntax At A Card Party." $75
• "Dr. Syntax with my Lord."
• "Doctor Syntax Visits Eaton Hall, Cheshire."
• "Doctor Syntax taking Possession Of His Living." NA
• "Dr. Syntax At Liverpool."

• "Dr. Syntax Lamenting the Loss of his Wife." Water stain. $45
• "Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of his Wife." Some light staining. $55
• "Doctor Syntax Meditating on the Tombstones."
• "Doctor Syntax Loses his Wig." NA
• "Death of Punch."

• "Dr. Syntax Soliloquising." $75
• "The Artist's Room."
• "Dr. Syntax Making a Discovery."
• "Dr. Syntax in the Wrong Lodging House." $80
• "Dr. Syntax present at a Coffee-house quarrel at Bath." NA

  
  

• "Dr. Syntax Made Free of the Cellar." $75
• "Dr. Syntax Mistakes a Gentleman's House for an Inn."
• "Doctor Syntax Copying the Wit of the Window."
• "Dr. Syntax Returning from his Tour."
• "Dr. Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre."

• "Dr. Syntax & Bookseller." [1819] $75
• "Doctor Syntax & Bookseller." [1820] $75
• "Dr. Syntax Preaching."
• "Doctor Syntax - Rural Sports."
• "Dr. Syntax Sketching the Lake." NA

• "Doctor Syntax Stopt by Highwaymen."
• "Misfortune at Tulip Hall." $75
• "Dr. Syntax with the Dairy Maid."
• "Dr. Syntax Entertained at College." NA
• "Doctor Syntax Disputing his Bill with the Landlady."

• "Doctor Syntax Setting out on his Tour to the Lakes."
• "Dr. Syntax and his Counterpart." $75 NA
• "Dr. Syntax presenting a floral offering."
• "Introduction to Courtship."
• "Dr. Syntax in the Glass House." NA

  
  

• "The Banns Forbidden."
• "Dr. Syntax Turned Nurse."
• "Miss Worthy's Marriage, Dr. Syntax in the Chair."
• "Dr. Syntax In Danger."
• "The Funeral of Syntax."

• "A Noble Hunting Party." $75
• "The Result of Purchasing a Blind Horse." $75
• "Dr. Syntax and the Foundling."
• "Dr. Syntax Received by the Maid Instead of the Mistress."
• "The Garden Trio."

• "The Harvest Home."
• "The Billiard Table." $75
• "Doctor Syntax Setting out on his Second Tour." NA
• "Dr. Syntax At Free Mason's Hall."
• "Dr. Syntax Painting a Portrait." NA

• "Dr. Syntax Visits a Boarding School for Young Ladies."
• "Dr. Syntax and the Bees." NA
• "Dr. Syntax and the Skimmington Riders." NA
• "Dr. Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter."
• "Dr. Syntax in a Court of Justice."

• "Dr. Syntax Making his will."
• "Dr. Syntax amused with Pat in the Pond." NA
• "Dr. Syntax Sells Grizzle."
• "Dr. Syntax and the Gypsies." $75
• "The Advertizement for a Wife." $75

• "Doctor Syntax Loses his Money on the Race Ground at York."
• "Dr. Syntax Reading his Tour."
• "The Doctor's Dream."
• "Doctor Syntax Sketching after Nature." $75
• "Doctor Syntax at an Auction." NA

• "The Visit of Dr. Syntax to the Widow Hopefull at York."
• "Syntax Star-Gazing." $75
• "The Cellar Quartetto." $75
• "Dr. Syntax with a Blue Stocking Beauty."
• "Doctor Syntax Setting out in Search of a Wife."
• [Title page] The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of a Wife. A Poem.

British color plate books

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