July 14, 1756
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: RKDartists
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Thomas Rowlandson
English artist and caricaturist (1757–1827)
Thomas Rowlandson has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 13, 1757 in City of London, United Kingdom.
Born
July 13, 1757
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: April 21, 1827
Source:
- Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- City of London, United Kingdom
- Birthplace detail
- Born at Old Jewry
- Professions
- illustrator, graphic artist, draftsperson, caricaturist, printmaker, painter, comics artist, cartoonist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: July 13, 1757 (Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography) or July 14, 1756 (RKDartists) or July 13, 1756 (The Fine Art Archive; SNAC; Lambiek Comiclopedia; Discogs).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
July 13, 1756
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Fine Art Archive
- Source: SNAC
- Source: Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Source: Discogs
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Thomas Rowlandson born?
Thomas Rowlandson was born in City of London, United Kingdom.
When did Thomas Rowlandson die?
Thomas Rowlandson died on April 21, 1827.