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Nicholas Rowe

Also known as: Nicholas Rowe; primary name: Rowe, Nicholas
Details: individual; British; Male
Life dates: 1673-1718
Biography: Poet and playwright, and editor of Shakespeare. Poet laureate on accession of George I.

127 related objects

book; print; illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0213.203-252 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankBlock cut by:John Byfield |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: K,60.148 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: K,66.171 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: K,60.149 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1777

drawing

Museum number: K,66.173 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776

drawing

Museum number: K,63.76 |
Producer name: BIOG43837 Drawn by:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1777

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1864,0213.154-202 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankBlock cut by:Mary Byfield |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book

Museum number: 1864,0213.253-304 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankAfter:Thomas Charles Wageman |
Production date: 1826 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esq. P.L. |
Museum number: 1902,1011.1144 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Faber the Elder |
Production date: 1715

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Merry in the Character of Calista |
Museum number: K,62.129 |
Producer name: After:Samuel De WildePrint made by:John Corner |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nicholas Row Esqr [sic] |
Museum number: K,63.229 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Bowles |
Production date: 1710-1745 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Yates in the Character of Alicia, in Jane Shore |
Museum number: Ee,5.67 |
Producer name: After:John KitchingmanPrint made by:John Thomas Smith |
Production date: 1787 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esq. P.L. |
Museum number: K,63.233 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Faber the Elder |
Production date: 1715

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esq. P.L. |
Museum number: G,11.27 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Faber the Elder |
Production date: 1715

print

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3185 |
Producer name: After:Miss LanghamPrint made by:Thomas Ryder I |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1902,1011.3447 |
Producer name: Print made by:J MeersAfter:Thomas Parkinson |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1940,1109.28 |
Producer name: After:Miss LanghamPrint made by:Thomas Ryder I |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.150 |
Producer name: After:Miss LanghamPrint made by:Thomas Ryder I |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; watch-paper

Title: Mr. Redish & Mrs. Barry in Lothario & Calistia in the Fair Penitent. |
Museum number: K,57.167 |
Producer name: Print made by:WellsPublished by:Robert Sayer |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: K,57.235 |
Producer name: Print made by:Paul FourdrinierAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1713-1758

print; satirical print

Title: The rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant. |
Museum number: 1859,0316.37 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:M Jones |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: Mr. and Mrs. Barry in the characters of Bajazet and Selima. |
Museum number: K,57.157 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThornthwaiteAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Hartley in the character of Jane Shore |
Museum number: K,60.168 |
Producer name: After:James Roberts IIPublished by:John Bell, the publisher |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: K,61.139 |
Producer name: Print made by:Philip AudinetAfter:Samuel De Wilde |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons in the Character of Calista in the Fair Penitent |
Museum number: 1931,0509.206 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1780-1800

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Yates in the character of Calista |
Museum number: K,66.175 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThornthwaiteAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mr. I. Aikin in the character of Horatio. |
Museum number: K,57.65 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WalkerAfter:Daniel Dodd |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Bell's British Theatre |
Museum number: 1875,0710.3470 |
Producer name: After:John OpiePrint made by:James Fittler |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons in the Character of Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.179 |
Producer name: Print made by:Peltro William TomkinsAfter:Elizabeth, Lady Templeton |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Nicholas Rowe |
Museum number: 1875,0710.7268 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas CookAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1779-1783

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr |
Museum number: 1875,0612.527 |
Producer name: After:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Hinton |
Production date: 1747-1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The genius of the times. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8035 |
Producer name: BIOG51159 Print made by:Charles Williams |
Production date: 1812

print; book-illustration

Title: Bowyer's History of England |
Museum number: 1858,1009.215 |
Producer name: After:Robert SmirkePrint made by:John Landseer |
Production date: 1796 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Siddons as Calista |
Museum number: K,64.160 |
Producer name: Print made by:James HeathAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Alicia Finds Jane Shore Perishing for Want at Bell's British Theatre |
Museum number: 1875,0710.3379 |
Producer name: After:Henry FuseliPrint made by:Thomas Holloway |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1847,0204.24 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham RaimbachAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1800-1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Yates in the character of Calista |
Museum number: K,66.168 |
Producer name: BIOG188993 Published by:Joseph Wenman |
Production date: 1777

print

Title: Mr Reddish in the character of Lothario |
Museum number: K,63.168 |
Producer name: BIOG214754 Published by:John Hand |
Production date: 1770-1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mr Macready as Bagezet |
Museum number: 1877,0811.465 |
Producer name: Print made by:John RogersAfter:Thomas Charles Wageman |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12651 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:M Jones |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr. |
Museum number: 1880,1211.52 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 After:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1756

print; satirical print

Title: The rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant. |
Museum number: 1862,1217.545 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:M Jones |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Bell's British Theatre |
Museum number: 1871,1209.5677 |
Producer name: After:John GrahamPrint made by:Charles Grignion |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mr. Kean |
Museum number: 1865,1111.2652 |
Producer name: After:George CruikshankPublished by:James Roach |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr. |
Museum number: 1868,0822.7734 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1747

print

Title: Worthies of Britain |
Museum number: 1902,1011.2987 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the ElderPublished by:John Bowles |
Production date: 1710-1745 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.151 |
Producer name: After:Miss LanghamPrint made by:Thomas Ryder I |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Merry in the Character of Calista |
Museum number: Ee,5.182 |
Producer name: Print made by:John CornerAfter:Samuel De Wilde |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1865,1014.174 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles HeathAfter:Richard Smirke |
Production date: 1808

print

Title: Mr Young as Lord Hastings |
Museum number: 1924,0125.12 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1810-1840

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Yates in the character of Jane Shore |
Museum number: K,66.169 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph CollyerAfter:Daniel Dodd |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe |
Museum number: K,63.231 |
Producer name: Print made by:Adam SmithAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1787 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.476 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francis EngleheartAfter:Richard Smirke |
Production date: 1810

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Nicholas Rowe |
Museum number: 1867,0413.685 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert Hartley CromekAfter:George Vertue |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.130 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Satchwell LeneyAfter:William Hamilton |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.129 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ChapmanAfter:William Hamilton |
Production date: 1807 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Behold the muses Roscius sue in vain, taylor and carpenters usurp their reign |
Museum number: 1868,0808.4485 |
Producer name: Print made by:Matthew DarlyAfter:Sir Joshua Reynolds |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr |
Museum number: K,63.228 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 After:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1750-1790

print; satirical print

Title: The rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant. |
Museum number: 1859,0316.45 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:M Jones |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore |
Museum number: K,64.149 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Satchwell LeneyAfter:William Hamilton |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr. P.L. |
Museum number: 1868,0822.6316 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas NugentPublished by:Edward Harding |
Production date: 1793 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Jane Shore |
Museum number: K,65.188 |
Producer name: Print made by:William AngusAfter:James Millar |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Miss Younge in the character of Artemisa |
Museum number: K,63.74 |
Producer name: BIOG84869 Published by:Harrison & Co |
Production date: 1777-1782 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1848,0708.535 |
Producer name: After:Thomas KirkPrint made by:James Neagle |
Production date: 1796 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1907,0806.7 |
Producer name: BIOG47520 After:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1800-1834 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Nicholas Rowe |
Museum number: 1893,0202.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert Hartley CromekAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Blowing up the Pic Nic's; -or- Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets. Vide Tottenham Street panto |
Museum number: J,3.37 |
Producer name: Print made by:James GillrayPublished by:Hannah Humphrey |
Production date: 1802

print; frontispiece

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr |
Museum number: K,63.230 |
Producer name: Print made by:Michael van der GuchtAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715

print

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr P.L. |
Museum number: 1902,1011.1143 |
Producer name: BIOG26759 Print made by:John Faber the Elder |
Production date: 1715

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1868,0822.7735 |
Producer name: Print made by:William EvansAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1797-1812

print

Title: Rowe |
Museum number: 1889,0409.129 |
Producer name: Print made by:William RidleyAfter:Richard Corbould |
Production date: 1780-1820

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Merry in the Character of Calista |
Museum number: 1841,0403.126 |
Producer name: After:Samuel De WildePrint made by:John Corner |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Siddons as J. Shore |
Museum number: K,64.150 |
Producer name: Print made by:James HeathAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Nicholas Rowe |
Museum number: 1868,0822.7736 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard RhodesIntermediary draughtsman:John Thurston |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; watch-paper

Title: Mr. Redish & Mrs. Barry in Lothario & Calistia in the Fair Penitent. |
Museum number: K,63.164 |
Producer name: Print made by:WellsPublished by:Robert Sayer |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Siddons as J. Shore |
Museum number: 1931,0509.174 |
Producer name: Print made by:James HeathAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mr Palmer as Bajazet and Miss Hopkins as Selima |
Museum number: K,60.261 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WalkerAfter:John James Barralet |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Ward in the character of Rodogune |
Museum number: K,66.34 |
Producer name: After:James Roberts IIPublished by:John Bell, the publisher |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1956,1018.41 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1709 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: Nicholas Rowe Esqr. |
Museum number: P,8.233 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1747

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Yates in the character of Calista |
Museum number: K,66.174 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThornthwaiteAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Hartley in the character of Jane Shore |
Museum number: K,60.170 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThornthwaiteAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mr Mossop in the character of Bajazet |
Museum number: K,62.180 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1751-1770

print; book-illustration

Title: Mr Palmer as Bajazet and Miss Hopkins as Selima |
Museum number: K,62.250 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WalkerAfter:John James Barralet |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: Behold the muses Roscius sue in vain, taylor and carpenters usurp their reign |
Museum number: Ee,3.27.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Matthew DarlyAfter:Sir Joshua Reynolds |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Title: Mr. and Mrs. Barry in the characters of Bajazet and Selima. |
Museum number: K,57.171 |
Producer name: Print made by:John ThornthwaiteAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons |
Museum number: 1931,0509.133 |
Producer name: Print made by:John OgborneAfter:Sylvester Harding |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: G,11.26 |
Producer name: BIOG25842 Print made by:Louis Duguernier II |
Production date: 1714

print; book-illustration

Title: Bell's Poets |
Museum number: 1849,0721.349 |
Producer name: After:Thomas StothardPublished by:John Bell, the publisher |
Production date: 1782-1787 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Alicia Finds Jane Shore Perishing for Want at Bell's British Theatre |
Museum number: 1849,0512.298 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas HollowayAfter:Henry Fuseli |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Miss Young in the character of Ethelinda |
Museum number: K,63.72 |
Producer name: Print made by:Garnett TerryPublished by:Harrison & Co |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Lady Alicia Finds Jane Shore Perishing for Want at Bell's British Theatre |
Museum number: 1863,0509.58 |
Producer name: After:Henry FuseliPrint made by:Thomas Holloway |
Production date: 1791 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1854,0513.502 |
Producer name: After:Henry ThomsonPrint made by:William Poole |
Production date: 1803-1807

print; book-illustration

Title: Rowe |
Museum number: 1857,0214.281 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Marie DelattreAfter:John Michael Rysbrack |
Production date: 1779-1781

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,1209.5679 |
Producer name: After:William HamiltonPrint made by:Jean Marie Delattre |
Production date: 1770-1800

print; book-illustration

Title: Mrs Ward as Rodogune |
Museum number: K,66.35 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard Bernard GodfreyAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1794 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Mrs Siddons |
Museum number: K,64.134 |
Producer name: Print made by:John OgborneAfter:Sylvester Harding |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mr Midleton as Artaxerxes |
Museum number: K,62.134 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Satchwell LeneyAfter:James Roberts II |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; watch-paper

Title: Mr. Redish & Mrs. Barry in Lothario & Calistia in the Fair Penitent. |
Museum number: 1902,1018.66 |
Producer name: Print made by:WellsPublished by:Robert Sayer |
Production date: 1773

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1872,1012.4467 |
Producer name: After:Samuel WalePrint made by:John Wells |
Production date: 1789-1809