Doctor Syntax Collection

The Second Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of Consolation, 1820
1574611 The Second Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of Consolation, 1820; (add.info.: Doctor Syntax and a friend enjoying a churchwarden pipe and a bow of punch)

'Dr. Syntax in Ceylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Syntax in Ceylon, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

The Travels of Doctor Syntax (Furnishing Fabric), Manchester, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
The Travels of Doctor Syntax (Furnishing Fabric), Manchester, c. 1820. The doctor rides a horse, talks to a grave-digger, climbs a tree to escape a bull, and falls over outside a castle

Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre, London (coloured engraving)
586446 Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre, London (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Syntax at Covent Garden Theatre)

Doctor Syntax, 1820 (hand coloured etching) (hand coloured lithograph)
1574376 Doctor Syntax, 1820 (hand coloured etching) (hand coloured lithograph) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Doctor Syntax, in the middle of a smoking hot political squabble)

Dr Syntax painting a portrait (coloured engraving)
668594 Dr Syntax painting a portrait (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Syntax painting a portrait.); © Look and Learn; English

Doctor Syntax at an auction (aquatint)
5197957 Doctor Syntax at an auction (aquatint) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor Syntax at an auction.); © Look and Learn

Doctor Syntax and Dairy Maid (coloured engraving)
3100085 Doctor Syntax and Dairy Maid (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doctor Syntax and Dairy Maid.); © Look and Learn

Doctor Syntax, in the Middle of a Smoking Hot Political Squabble, Wishes to Whet his Whistle, August 31, 1813

Dr. Syntax with a Balky Horse Before an Inn, 18th-19th century

Dr. Syntax Reading His Tour in the Kitchen of the Dun Cow, c1815, (1943)
Dr. Syntax Reading His " Tour" in the Kitchen of the Dun Cow, c1815, (1943). Syntax now felt a strong desire, To smoke his pipe by kitchen fire...When, having supp d and drunk his ale

At Home in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Two Shoes Christmas Party, 1835
" At Home" in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Twoshoes Christmas Party, 1835. Chaotic scene: a boy on a rocking horse, a servant bringing food on a platter

Dr Syntax at Free Masons Hall, Holborn, London, 1820. Interior view of the hall during a banquet

Doctor Syntax at a Review, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax at a Review, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Tumbling into the Water, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax at Free Masons Hall, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax at Free Masons Hall, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Miss Worthys Marriage, Dr. Syntax in the Chair, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Miss Worthys Marriage, Dr. Syntax in the Chair, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax, Setting out on His Tour to the Lakes, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax, Setting out on His Tour to the Lakes, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax and the Gypsies, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax - Rural Sports, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax - Rural Sports, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax, Losing His Way, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax, Losing His Way, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Artists Room, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Artists Room, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Harvest Home, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Harvest Home, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax Preaching, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Preaching, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Taking Possession of His Living, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Taking Possession of His Living, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax Making a Discovery, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Making a Discovery, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Sketching The Lake, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Sketching The Lake, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Meditating on the Tombstones, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Meditating on the Tombstones, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Loses His Wig, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Loses His Wig, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax Lamenting the Loss of His Wife, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Lamenting the Loss of His Wife, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Marriage of Doctor Dicky Bend, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Marriage of Doctor Dicky Bend, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax Visits Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Visits Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax with the Skimmington Riders, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax with the Skimmington Riders, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Banns Forbidden, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Banns Forbidden, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Visist of Dr Syntax to the Widow Hopefull at York, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Visist of Dr Syntax to the Widow Hopefull at York, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax visits a Boarding School for young Ladies, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax visits a Boarding School for young Ladies, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax & The Foundling, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax & The Foundling, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Dr Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax & The Bees, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax & The Bees, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, 1817. From The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. [R Ackerman, 101 Strand, London, 1812]

The Reverend Doctor Syntax, 1828

Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax with My Lord, early 19th century

Dr Syntax Loses his Money at the Race Ground at York, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Loses his Money at the Race Ground at York, 1813

Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Syntax Star-gazing, c1815. Dr Syntax showing a young woman the stars with a small refracting telescope typical of this date, while a manservant trips over a dog and falls headlong down the stairs

Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Servants leave the room so that he can speak with his lawyer in privacy. Illustration for Tours of Dr Syntax by William Combe. (London, c1816)

Syntax Preaching, 1813. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Syntax Preaching, 1813. Dr Syntax preaches from a pulpit with a sounding board over it. The pews are reserved for the moneyed classes (a servant sits outside the pew)

Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. A physician peers down Syntaxs throat, while a manservant rushes in holding a steaming plate and wooden bucket of cold water

Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Misfortune in the Tulip Hall, c1816. Dr Syntax is bitten by a dog and falls over, upsetting some of the potted plants arranged on staging in the conservatory

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"Doctor Syntax: A Journey through Art and Adventure in the 19th Century" Step into the world of Doctor Syntax, a beloved character from the early 19th century. Created by an unknown artist around 1820, this iconic figure has left his mark on various mediums, captivating audiences with his whimsical escapades. In "The Travels (Furnishing Fabric), " we see a vibrant Manchester scene showcasing the doctor's journey. The colours and patterns transport us to another time, where adventure awaits at every turn. At Covent Garden Theatre in London, Doctor Syntax takes center stage in a coloured engraving. His presence brings joy to theatre-goers as he immerses himself in the magic of performance. Through hand-coloured etchings and lithographs like "Doctor Syntax, " we witness our protagonist's artistic pursuits. Whether painting portraits or attending auctions, he embraces creativity with enthusiasm and charm. But it is not all about art for Doctor Syntax; politics also pique his interest. In "Doctor Syntax, in the Middle of a Smoking Hot Political Squabble, " we catch him amidst heated debates—a reminder that even fictional characters have opinions worth sharing. This enigmatic figure extends beyond cityscapes and political arenas. He finds solace among nature too – depicted beautifully alongside a dairy maid or struggling with a balky horse before an inn—showing us his multifaceted personality. Even within literature itself, Doctor Syntax leaves an indelible mark. In "Dr. Syntax Reading His Tour in the Kitchen of the Dun Cow, " we witness him engrossed in his own adventures while surrounded by curious onlookers—an embodiment of storytelling's power to captivate minds young and old alike. As Christmas approaches, we find ourselves invited into Doctor Syntax's world once more at "At Home in the Nursery. " Here he joins children for their festive celebrations—a testament to his enduring popularity across generations.