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Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767.

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  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.
  • In a room hung with black drapes to show mourning, Ramble Gripe, in the company of a pregnant woman holding out a ring, and her mother with a letter, is measured by a tailor; a coffin lid leans against the fireplace. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with houses either side, ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1745.

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    The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.

    Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770. | Date: 1753 | Reference: 36982i
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    Ramble Gripe in despair kneels on the ground, his back turned away from a gambling table; his hat, wig and some cards lie strewn on the ground. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.

    Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767. | Date: [1735] | Reference: 38343i
    Part of: The progress of a rake, exemplified in the adventures of Ramble Gripe Esqr son of Sr Positive Gripe
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    Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Engraving by Millam, 1823, after T. Bowles, 1753.

    | Date: 12 May 1823 | Reference: 26836i
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    Powis House, Great Ormond Street, London, in 1714. Wood engraving after T. Bowles.

    Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767. | Date: 1714-1876 | Reference: 38498i
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    In a lunatic asylum, and in the company of a variety of other deranged individuals, a half-naked Ramble Gripe, his wrists chained, is restrained by orderlies. Engraving by T. Bowles, 1735.

    Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767. | Date: [1735] | Reference: 38347i
    Part of: The progress of a rake exemplified in the adventures of Ramble Gripe Esqr son of Sr Positive Gripe

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