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19th Century Satirical Art

Hand-colored etchings and humorous scenes depicting characters and social interactions in 18th and 19th century British society.

The Assassination of King Gustav III on 16 March 1792 by Anonymous / Private Collection / 1792 / Germany / Etching, watercolour / History / 33,5x46,3
The Assassination of King Gustav III on 16 March 1792 by Anonymous / Private Collection / 1792 / Germany / Etching, watercolour / History / 33,5x46,3
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Panurgies on the lantern island, Ballet by Astolfi Gallerie Droller Scenen to the Theaterzeitung, Jg, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, Draft
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Brown pen and watercolor drawing by William Hamilton depicting children playing on a roundabout, with pencil traces.
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Satiric museum. - No. 4 / two newspapers too well informed.
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() Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, An Epilogue - to the Way to get Married, 1795. Etching, hand-colored.
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As many Figures, Dancing doth propose, As waves roll on the Sea, when tempest toss (Phrynichus, the Tragedian) July 31, 1804 Thomas Rowlandson. As many Figures, Dancing doth propose, As waves roll on the Sea, when tempest toss (Phrynichus, the Tragedian). After Lewis Mayer (German, 1752-1824). July 31, 1804. Hand-colored etching, printed in brown ink. Edward Jones (British, Llandderfel, Wales 1752-1824 London). Prints
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Mock Turtle. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (19.1 × 24.3 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Date: January 24, 1785. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Modern antiques , Sarcophagi, Kissing, Antiques, Military officers, Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803, Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765-1815. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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The green male, from Meisl, template for printing in, Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist
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The Generous Master. Charles Williams Argus (English, active 1797-1830); published by S.W. Fores (English, 1761-1838). Date: 1819. Dimensions: 350 × 248 mm. Hand-colored etching on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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unknown artist, The Manchester Hero, or Arts Yield to Arms. Mezzotint.
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Botheration. Dated: 1793. Medium: hand-colored etching and aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.
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Temptation, William Humphrey, 1745-1810, British, after George Morland, 1763-1804, British, 1790, Sheet: 21 3/8 x 14 3/8in. (54.3 x 36.5cm)
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Dedicated to the Society of Sellers Dargent (IT)
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Matrimonial harmonics. British Cartoon Prints Collection .
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A Voluptuary under the horrors of digestion George IV ( Prince Regent 1811-1820) when Prince of Wales, showing his extravagance, grossness and self-indulgence. Cartoon by James Gilray (1756-1815) published London 1792.
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Frontispiece: Before the Tribunal at Avignon, from "Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, Shortly Before the Revolution" 1821 Thomas Rowlandson. Frontispiece: Before the Tribunal at Avignon, from "Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, Shortly Before the Revolution". "Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, Shortly Before the Revolution". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1821. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints
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The Prodigal Son Receiving HisPatrimony. Artist: D. W. Kellogg & Co., active Hartford, Conn., 1830-40
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Daniel Thomas Egerton, c.1800-1842, British, Set of twelve with title page: The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, 1823. Aquatint, hand-colored.
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The good man of Islington dressing, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott.
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A grimacing invalid seated before a bowl having received an emetic, another man clasps his head compassionately. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.
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Europe, Mainz, Scholz, firm Jos., Bilder ABC, Buch., Prenten AB, Book, Letters A, B, C and D, verso - stamped, Sheet with 4 images to cut out and bind together into a booklet about the alphabet. Images of the letters A (Alms), B (Flower), C (Citroen) and D (Thief). Below each image a caption in German and Dutch. Numbered lower left: No. 104., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 345 mm, width 430 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, German, publisher, 1829 - 1880, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), kleuren, print maker, prentmaker
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Opinions on The Divorce Bill!! June 2, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson Six men and six women's opinions on the divorce bill.. Opinions on The Divorce Bill!!. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 2, 1800. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints
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The bath
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Rider on horseback at the entrance of a public building. Draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch (signed by artist). Dating: 1656. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 243 mm × w 360 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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After Dinner 1790 Thomas Rowlandson A man leans back in his chair at the dinner table and converses with a woman at left.. After Dinner. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1790. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Prints
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Sadness , Sadness, Dead animals, Dogs, Servants. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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The Dead Alive! July 1795 Thomas Rowlandson. The Dead Alive!. After Henry Wigstead (British, 1745-1800 Margate). July 1795. Hand-colored etching; reissue. William Holland (British, 1757-1815). Prints
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Children Debucourt, Philibert-Louis (1755-1832), Norblin de la Gourdaine, Jean Pierre (1745-1830), Gillé Fils (Paris 1818 (1817-00-00-1818-00-00);Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912), Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912)-collection, Poland, gift (provenance), children, ethnography, French (culture), Judaica, Poland (culture), folk costumes, genre types, Jews
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A Sulky June 26, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson. A Sulky. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 26, 1800. Etching and aquatint, hand-colored. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints
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America by Edward Williams Clay (1799-1857). Print shows an idealized portrayal of American slavery and the conditions of blacks under this system in 1841. Colour. c1841.
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Regency gentlemen visiting the Royal Wells spa, Cheltenham, and observing the sick and lame at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.
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Portada del diario satírico La Mosca. Dibujo jocoso ironizando sobre los presupuestos nacionales. Barcelona, año 1881.
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The Origin of Cockney, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1798, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9in. (16.5 x 22.9cm)
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The aristocratic body, under the figure of a woman, expiring in the arms of the nobility. (IT)
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Frederick II the Great playing the flute, History of the Hohenzollerns, Prussia, historical illustration 1899
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An English naval officer re-unites a daughter with her father. Admiral Bowsprit brings rescued odalisk Ellen to meet bed-ridden Old Primrose in the poor-house. A maid looks on. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Charles Williams from The Post Captain, or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer, J. Johnston, London, 1817. Attributed to Alfred Thornton or John Mitford.
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Blue and Buff Loyalty December 31, 1788 Thomas Rowlandson Half-length portraits of Dr. Francis Willis and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, repeated twice. One couple is inscribed "Sunday," and the other "Saturday." On Sunday, an outside inquirer asks, "Doctor, how is your Patient to Day." Dr. Willis answers, "Better thank God," while Sheridan exclaims, "Damnation." On Saturday, an outside inquirer asks the same question, and Dr. Willis responds, "Rather worse - Sir -" to which Sheridan says, "Ha - ha - rare news.". Blue and Buff Loyalty. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 31, 1788. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints
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The Little BirdCatchers. Artist: D. W. Kellogg & Co., active Hartford, Conn., 1830-40
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Paintings of Paris - Circles Games in Luxembourg Marlet. Paintings of Paris - The Circles Games in Luxembourg in 1823. Engraving.
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The Orangerie; - or - the Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of Planting. William V, Prince of Orange, as a fat, naked Cupid, reclining on a platform of grass and flowers and leaning on a bag of money marked 24,000,000 ducats. In the foreground are a number of orange plants with each orange bearing the likeness of the prince. In the background, as if in a dream, are many heavily pregnant women: a milkmaid, a fishmonger, a house maid, and many farm women.
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Vicar & Moses April 1, 1786 Thomas Rowlandson. Vicar & Moses. April 1, 1786. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Henry Brookes (British, active 1786-95). Prints
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A bill of fare for Bond Street epicures ,. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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An Old Coquette (IT)
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After sweet meat comes sour sauce : Or Corporal Casey got into the wrong box , Hiding, Kissing. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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A Duet 1785 () After Thomas Rowlandson This satire of two musicians may represent the viol da gamba player Carl Friedrich Abel (or possibly Johann Christian Bach), and the flautist Johann Christian Fisher. The image is similar to Henry William Bunbury's "Concerto Spirituale" (see 17.3.888-219 and 17.3.888-222).. A Duet. After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1785 (). Hand-colored etching. Johann Christian Bach (German, 1735-1782). Prints
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Pidgeon Hole. A Convent Garden Contrivance to Coop up the Gods February 20, 1811 Thomas Rowlandson British A close up view of one of the "pigeon holes" which provided the cheapest seats in upper galleries close to the ceiling at the second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. This was constructed by manager John Philip Kemble and opened in September 1809. Heads are closely packed together framed by a lunette, many suffering from heat or discomfort, and are caricatured. Central man in uniform is a coachman in livery.. Pidgeon Hole. A Convent Garden Contrivance to Coop up the Gods 398466
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Joint Stock Street March 10, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. Joint Stock Street. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 10, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints
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Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery 1873 George Cruikshank British. Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery 363543
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Engraving depicting a baker carrying a tray of quarter loaves. Dated 19th century
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The grapin / quadrille widow by / felix Aerts. blanket