Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was one of the foremost
caricaturists of the Georgian period. In 1798 he produced a series
of 12 prints The Comforts of Bath satirising the
behaviour of rich visitors to Bath, and their favourite activities,
such as sitting for a portrait, visiting the Baths, and attending
concerts.
Some people came to Bath in search of improving their finances
by marrying into a wealthy family. Rowlandson lampooned these
heartless romances in a print The Successful Fortune
Hunter, which depicts one of the city’s famous crescents in
the background.