罗兰森出生在古老的犹太人,在伦敦金融城。他是1757年7月23日受洗[引文需要]在圣玛丽Colechurch,威廉和玛丽罗兰森伦敦。他的父亲威廉·韦弗,但进入交易供应纺织工业和后过分张开自己于1759年宣布破产。他在伦敦和生活变得困难,在1759年年底,他把家搬到里士满,北约克郡。托马斯詹姆斯叔叔于1764年去世,他的遗孀简可能提供资金和住宿让托马斯在伦敦上学。
罗兰森Barvis博士就读的学校在Soho广场,然后“奥斯卡的一些名人,”,他的一个同学是理查德·伯克,政治家的儿子埃德蒙·伯克。作为一个小学生,罗兰森”吸引了诙谐的人物他的主人和他的许多学者在他十岁的时候,“与他的作品涵盖他的教科书的边缘。
在1765年或1766年他开始在Soho学院。没有书面证据,罗兰森绘图类主要面向业务的学校,但这很有可能,在1772年离开学校,他成了皇家学院的一名学生。根据他的讣告君子杂志1827年4月22日,罗兰森被送到巴黎16岁时(1772年),和花了两年时间研究在“学院。”。在巴黎他学习绘画“人”和继续发展他的年轻的讽刺技巧。,在他返回伦敦时,他把类在皇家学院,然后在萨默塞特宫的基础。
罗兰森花了六年时间研究的皇家学院,但大约三分之一的时间花在了巴黎,他可能让-巴蒂斯特·Pigalle下研究。他后来经常旅行到欧洲大陆,丰富他的投资组合与无数的草图的生活和性格。1775年,他表现出的产后Payeth桑普森访问在狱中加沙在皇家学院,两年后为浅浮雕图获得了银牌。说他是一个有前途的学生。在他姑姑的死,他继承了£7000,他跳进了城镇和所消耗的是坐在桌游桌上36小时。

 
 一个美食家不适 1787，从一个自画像，表明他能将他的漫画在自己在贫困的追他；和友好的例子 杰姆斯Gillray 和 威廉亨利邦伯里 似乎暗示 漫画 作为一个谋生的手段。他画的 沃克斯豪尔 1784，在皇家学院展出，被镌刻在波拉德和印刷是成功的。罗兰森主要采用 鲁道夫阿克曼 ，艺术出版商，谁在1809日发布了他的 诗歌杂志  校长的巡演 一系列说明诗博士板 威廉峡谷 。他们是最受欢迎的艺术家的作品。再刻Rowlandson自己在1812的标题下发 DR的语法在风景旅游， 他们已经得到了五分之一版1813，并随后在1820 DR语法寻找慰藉， 和1821的 DR的语法在妻子第三旅游搜索 。他还制作了人体性爱版画和木刻。

设计师的合作，作者和出版商出现在 英语 死亡之舞 ， 在1814–16发布 生命之舞， 1817。罗兰森也说明 斯莫利特 ， 金匠 和 斯特恩 ，和他的设计将被发现 期刊的公共精神 （1825）， 英国间谍 （1825年），和 幽默作家 （1831）。

他的工作包括拟人化的命名英国 约翰公牛 谁是从约1790与其他英国的讽刺艺术家如吉尔雷联合开发的， 克鲁克香克 “。

他的顾客和朋友Matthew Michell收集他的画，米歇尔显示出了在官邸数百，在恩菲尔德树林的房子，Middlesex。米歇尔的死，他的侄子，Henry Onslow爵士后，在十一月的1818个八天卖房子的小树林的内容。其中最著名的是“hengar罗兰森的画家matthw米切尔[原文] esqr座位。，康沃尔”（1812）这是在Richard Onslow先生出售，出售苏富比，15七月1959。另一个是罗兰森的画”的荷兰海军专利10 1797光荣的失败，由海军上将邓肯勋爵和Richard Onslow爵士，以期得出对战舰捕获并带到雅茅斯”六荷兰线现场（1797）。罗兰森也画布赖顿，米歇尔的姐姐，Lady Anne Onslow早期的生活场景，丈夫死后 翁斯洛理查德爵士，第一男爵 。罗兰森的绘画“米歇尔先生的画廊在树林里，恩菲”是由苏富比拍卖行，伦敦销售，2002七月4。

罗兰森杰姆斯街1号，阿德尔菲，伦敦在他的寓所去世，长期患病后，于21四月1827。他被安葬在圣保罗的考文特花园在四月28 1827 72岁。

Born in ancient Jews in the city of london. He was baptized in July 23, 1757 [citation needed] Mary Colechurch, William and Mary Rowlandson london. His father William Weaver, however, entered the deal to supply the textile industry and was too much to open its own bankruptcy in 1759. He was in London and life became difficult at the end of 1759, he moved his family to Richmond, North yorkshire. Uncle Thomas James died in 1764, his widow Jane may provide funds and accommodation let Thomas go to school in london.
Rolandson Dr. Barvis school in Soho square, and then some celebrities, Oscar, one of his classmates was Richard Burke, the son of politician Edmund Burke. As a pupil, rolandson "attracted a humorous character of his master and his many scholars when he was ten years old," and his works cover the edge of his textbooks.
He started at Soho college in 1765 or in 1766. There is no written evidence, the main business oriented rolandson drawing school, but it is likely that left the school in 1772, he became a student of the Royal academy. According to his obituary Esquire magazine in April 22, 1827, rolandson was sent to Paris at the age of 16 (1772), and spent two years studying in college.". In Paris he studied painting "man" and continued to develop his young satire skills. And on his return to London, he took classes at the Royal Academy, then based in Somerset house.
Rolandson spent six years studying at the Royal College, but about 1/3 of the time spent in Paris, he would study under Jean Baptiste Pigalle. He later traveled frequently to the continent, enriching his portfolio with countless sketches of life and character. In 1775, he showed the postpartum Payeth Sampson's visit to the Royal College in Gaza, Gaza, two years later for the bas reliefs to get a silver medal. He is a promising student. In his aunt's death, he inherited by 7000, he jumped into the town and the consumption is sitting on the table at 36 hours.
A gourmet discomfort in 1787, from a self portrait, he will show his comic in his own in poverty after him; and a friendly example of James Gillray and William Henry Bunbury seems to suggest that the cartoons as a means of livelihood. He painted the Waxman hall 1784, exhibited at the Royal Academy, inscribed is successful in Pollard and printing. The main uses of Rudolf Ackerman, the art publisher, who published a series of poems on the 1809 edition of his poetry magazine President Dr. Shi Ping, the canyon. They are the works of the most popular artists. Then the moment Rowlandson himself in 1812 under the title of DR grammar in tourism, they've got 1/5 version of the 1813, and then to find solace in the 1820 DR and 1821 DR search syntax, grammar in the third wife tourism. He also made human sex and woodcut prints.
The designer's co authors and publishers appear in the English dance of death in 1814 - 16 release of the dance of life, the 1817. Rolandson also shows that Smollett, Goldsmith and Stern, and his designs will be found in the public spirit Journal (1825), a British spy (1825), and humorous writer (1831).His work includes the personification of the British named John bull who is from about 1790 and other British satirical artists such as Gily jointly developed, cruickshank".
His customers and friends Matthew Michell collection of his paintings, Michel displayed in his residence in Enfield house hundreds of trees, Middlesex. Michel's death, his nephew, sir Henry Onslow, after the 1818 day of November sold the house to the grove of content. The most famous is "hengar rolandson artist matthw Mitchell [sic] esqr seat. Cornwall "(1812), which was sold at Sotheby's sale, Mr. Onslow Richard, 15 July 1959. The other one is rolandson painting "the Holland Navy patent 101797 glorious defeat by Admiral Lord Duncan and Sir Onslow Richard, in order to draw on warships captured and brought to Yarmouth six Holland line (1797). Rolandson also painted Brighton, Michel's sister, Lady Anne Onslow of the early scenes of life, after the death of her husband Sir Von Thilo Richard, the first baron. Rolandson painting "Mr. Michel's gallery in the woods, Enfield" by Sotheby's, London sales, 2002 July 4.
Rolandson No. 1 James street, London, Adel Faye, died at his home, after a long illness, on 21 April 1827. He was buried at the Covent garden in St Paul at the age of 28182772 in April.