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Historical Caricatures of Society

A variety of 19th-century caricatures depicting societal themes, including the effects of alcohol and political satire, with vibrant illustrations and humor.

Elegant Couple Visiting a group of Roma, draughtsman: Willem de Heer, Amsterdam, c. 1655 - c. 1660, parchment (animal material), pen, brush, h 281 mm × w 384 mm
Elegant Couple Visiting a group of Roma, draughtsman: Willem de Heer, Amsterdam, c. 1655 - c. 1660, parchment (animal material), pen, brush, h 281 mm × w 384 mm
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Wszyscy Święci w MNK unknownAmsterdam, Calisch, Isaac Marcus, Belinfante & De Vita, Dessaur, Morris Jacob, Mourning card for the death of Rabbi Samuel Berenstein, 1838, verso - stamped, Mourning card for the death of Amsterdam Rabbi Samuel Berisch Berenstein, December 21, 1838. Allegorical grave monument with a portrait of the rabbi. In the clouds some angels. In front of the grave a personification of the Jewish (Synagogue) faith with the tablets of the law, on the ground on the left a grieving scribe. With two verses in Dutch and Hebrew., print, picture, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, the above drawing was printed at my lithographic printing works in Amsterdam on 9 January 1839 M. Dessauer, Offered to the Municipal Council of this city by the undersigned as publisher of this plate in compliance with Art. 6 of the law of 1817. Ams. den 9 Ja: 1839 Belinfante & de Vita., onder - handwritten, height 545 mm, width 380 mm, 1799 - 1864, print maker, prentmaker, 1838-01-09 - 1838-01-09, chine collHier onderhandelt men over de voorwaarden. Ici l'on traite a la préalable (title on object). Brabantse Omwenteling, 1787-1790 (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1787 - 1791. Place: Southern Netherlands. Measurements: h 230 mm × w 285 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.The Frogs Who Wanted a King July 14, 1789 Anonymous, British, 18th century British. The Frogs Who Wanted a King. Anonymous, British, 18th century. July 14, 1789. Aquatint, etching and roulette. PrintsAutumn season / races in Touraine / weighing pregnant (registered title) | everywhere or ridiculous life. 2nd delivery. (Title of the whole)Caricature on police attacks and judiciary from a series of the artist to , Alexandre, Drawer'Sixty-one and nineteen-nine - who will march to set us free / K.. Title from item, Illus. in: Puck, v. 64, no. 1663 (1909 January 13), centerfold, Copyright 1909 by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Liberty, 1900-1910, Plutocracy, 1900-1910, Hands, 1900-1910, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.Winter Landscape with a Duck Hunter with Game in his Belt and his Gun over his Shoulder on the Bank of a Frozen River, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1625 - c. 1630 drawing A duck hunter with his loot on his belt and his gun over the shoulder, on the edge of a acclaimed river; Numerous figures on the ice. paper. deck paint. watercolor (paint). ink. graphite (mineral) pen / brush return from the hunt. sleigh, sledge (non-sport). sledge, sleigh (winter sports)'De Cascade van Narcissus, aan de Oost-zyde van de Groote Tuin', in: Tooneel Der Voornaamste Nederlands Huizen, En Lust Hoven, Naar T Leven Afgebeeld. Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/4 × 8 1/8 in. (17.2 × 20.6 cm). Engraver: Engraved by Lorenz Scherm (Dutch, active 1619-1707). Publisher: Carel Allard (Dutch, Amsterdam 1648-ca. 1709 Amsterdam). Date: n.d..Depiction of the so-called Cascade of Narcissus, on the east side of the principal garden of the Loo Palace. Part of a series of country estates and pleasure palaces of the Netherlands published by Carel Allard at the end of the seventeenth or very beginning of the eighteenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Buonaparte at Rome giving audience in state I.Ck.. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8997. Napoleon,I,Emperor of the French,1769-1821. , Popes,1790-1800. , France,History,First Republic, 1792-1804.A Kick at the Broad Bottoms! i.e. - "Emancipation of All the Talents" Js. Gillray, inv. & fec.. British Cartoonn Prints Collection , Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature. George,III,King of Great Britain,1738-1820. , Freedom of religion,Great Britain,1800-1810. , Government officials,Great Britain,1800-1810. , Anger,1800-1810.The Corsican spider in its web, 1808, 1808 print Napoleon as a spider in the middle of his web devours foreign nations presented as flying. Napoleon is eating Spain, many other countries (including the Netherlands) are already stuck in the web, other countries (Great Britain, Turkey, Russia and the Pope) are still flying around freely and comment. Numbered in the top left: 49. paper etching spidersBreakthrough of the Waaldijk near Loenen, 1809, Johannes de Vletter, after Jan Lodewijk Jonxis, 1809 print Breakthrough of the Waaldijk near the forest near Loenen during the flood of January 1809. Highly crushed ice floes along the bank. In the foreground and background, people are looking for a safe place. See the pendant. Netherlands paper etching Dike-Break Gelderland. WaalDos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro.. Goya, Francisco (1746-1828). 1815. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Bulls , Spain, Horses, Bullfighters , Spain, Bullfighting , SpainThe Soncha cave by Treildhold Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, nd year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artistPsyche carried on a litter to a mountain top by Apollo. Four men carry the litter, accompanied by putti with torches, heralds with horns. From a 1661 haute-lisse tapestry in silk and gold made for Anne of Austria, Queen of France, now in Mr. de Lescalopier's collection. France, XVIIe siecle. Chromolithograph by Kause after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto 1778 Genki (Komai Ki) The bucolic western environs of Kyoto are depicted in the opening spring scene of this scroll. The work closely follows a painting in the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya by Genkis teacher, Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795), who championed realistic techniques in eighteenth-century Kyoto. Drawing on traditional themes of famous scenic spots and seasonal activities, Genki depicted the ordinary citizens of Kyoto performing everyday activities and put emphasis on the landscape setting.. Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto. Genki (Komai Ki) (Japanese, 1747-1797). Japan. 1778. Handscroll; ink and color on silk. Edo period (1615-1868). PaintingsThey use, Marius Bauer, 1895 Cartoon on the plans for the establishment of the magazine De Kunstbode, by J.G. Vogel and P.A. Haaxman Jr. De Kunstbode and the newspaper of Zuid-Holland are a bridge on which artists and artists' societies can reach the public. The Hague paper bridge. the arts; artists NetherlandsIllustration from Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe 1787 editionThe insurrection of the Amphibia Institute James Gillray (1757-1815). "The insurrection of the Amphibia Institute". Water-strong color.James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Presages of the Millenium, 1795. Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.Women riding a Venetian gondola, and Napolitan woman in sedan chair carried by slaves. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.justice crime graphik ""Matthaeus Klostermayer oder der so genannte Bayrische Hiesel"" (Matthaeus Klostermayer or the so called Bavarian Hiesel) copper engraving coloured Augsburg Germany second half of the 18th century private collection,The National Parachute, or, John Bull Conducted to Plenty and Emancipation, James Gillray, 1756 - 1815, Hannah Humphrey, English, 1742 - 1814, Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, Two figures in a balloon over England look down. The air-sack of the balloon is covered with inscriptions. Below, title, publisher's name and the date., England, 1802, Print, PrintDesign for a painting, Design for decoration for Herengracht 527, draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1898, paper, brush, h 308 mm × w 440 mmWedding Leopold I, With Eleonore Magdalene from the Palatinate-Neuburg, Return of the couple from Passau to Vienna on January , with portrait medallions, UnknownClothes and weapons of the natives of Ethiopia. Hunters with bow, arrows and shields hunting wild animals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.The Valley of the Shadow of Death, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Published by Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1745-1818, British, 1808, Etching and aquatint, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 10 3/8 x 15 7/16 inches (26.4 x 39.2 cm) and Image: 9 9/16 x 14 7/8 inches (24.3 x 37.8 cm), animals, Bible, birds, caricature, chains, crowns (symbols of sovereignty), death, dogs (animals), donkey, dying, Europe, fear, fire, frogs (animals), hat, hell, historical subject, hourglass, humor, lightning, monsters, moon, parody, path, political, rats, riding, rivers, satire, shadow, signs, skeletons, snakes, soldiers, spear, Styx (river of Hades); 'Stige' (Ripa), swords, valley, warParis Diligence Published 1810 England. Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper . Thomas RowlandsonThe Orangerie. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1796. Dimensions: 247 × 351 mm (image); 256 × 356 mm (plate); 290 × 405 mm (sheet). Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Theatrum of human life. unknown, painterIsaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, A New Irish Jaunting Carr. The Tandem - or Billy in HIs Sulky, 1799. Etching, hand-colored.O July Sun, Come Vite !! Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803-1847). Press cartoon. "O July Sun, Come Visit !!". Board published in "caricature" of April 9, 1835. Lithography. Paris, House of Balzac.Belgium, Or could be Mieux, like his family, King in cheese, 1830, verso - stamped, Cartoon on King William I after the House of Orange-Nassau was declared extinct from the Belgian throne by the Belgian Congress, 23 November 1830. Bust of the king in a pile of cheeses, on the left an owl on a branch, on the right two soldiers like storks with guns., print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 240 mm, width 285 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1831, paper, papier, lithografie (technique)General Review of Petit / Condé (IT)Satirical engraving on the fire of the balloon of Miolan and Janinet 1784 (1887). Artist: Gaston TissandierRotterdam, Hendriksen, Jan, Den Haag, Schweickhardt, Leonardus, Wensbrief met vissers, The Hague, recto - handwritten in brown ink, Wish letter with described cartouche within a decorative frame with a representation of fishermen with a stick and a net. Handwritten message in calligraphy (Christmas letter) by Cornelis Adel to his uncle and godfather. Numbered top right. No. 16., print, prent, volksprent, wensbrief, prints, prenten, volksprenten, verso - stamped, Christmas letter, To my beloved, Uncle and godfather!, Rejoice! the Savior is born! ..., height 416 mm, width 331 mm, 1783-11-06 - 1862-01-08, print maker, printmaker, 1823-12-25 - 1823-12-25, paper, papier, ink, inkt, etching, etchings, kleuren, kalligrafie, pen, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, publisherCapital defects, illustrationFour dwarfs, after c. 1800 - Before 1875 print Two male and two female dwarfs. paper engraving little peopleN ° XVII / Brilliant view of the anniversary of July 14, 1801. (IT)A Coalition of Parties, Give Justice Her Claims, () James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1783, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 11 9/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.4 x 21.3cm)CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO II E 69 - INDIOS SEGANDO Y PASTORA CON CABRAS - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.Netherlands, Game on the tightrope, verso - stamped, Board game with a large representation of a group of tightrope walkers walking on a rope above a river. In the bottom margin the rules of the game in letterpress., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 439 mm, width 341 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1870 - 1899, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmakerLondon, Fores, Samuel W., Gillray, James, Amsterdam in a dam'd predicament, - or - The Last Scene of the Republican Pantomime, Cartoon on the panic among the patriots after the restoration of stadtholder William V, 1787, verso - stamped, Cartoon on the panic among the patriots in Amsterdam after the restoration of the Prince of Orange in 1787. On a stage in the theatre, Prince William V, with a drawn bloody sword, massacres the patriots, who are depicted as frogs. Some of the frogs offer the prince gifts: a barrel of butter, a barrel of gin, the key on which 'stadholder' is written and a bucket of milk. In the background, Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia lets other frogs kiss her bottom. On the left, a quarrel between Catherine the Great of Russia and Abdülhamid I, the Sultan of Turkey, while Emperor Joseph II grabs Catherine's breasts. On the right in the boxes the French king Louis XVI and the English king George III. The orchestra pit is hell, where Frederick the Great blows his fluteTaking the Briel, 1572. The water giants of Lumey found fire and rams on the left the city gate of Den Briel, April 1, 1572. In the foreground, Lumey sends, with staff on the back, his men forwarded.Burial of a Khoikhoi man, with spectators, 1777 - 1786 drawing paper. deck paint. ink. pencil. chalk brush / pen Khoikhoi South AfricaScene 3, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17 × 21.4 cm). Publisher: Benjamin Pollock (British, 1857-1937). Date: 1870-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Weapons of Guinea, Africa: lances, club, shield, quiver, bow and arrows. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others. Gulliver lies on the ground for his interview with the King & Queen of Lilliput. Date: First published: 1726Inuit (Eskimo) men in fishing boats hunting whales with harpoons at sea, and others on the ice hunting seals and fish with spears. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837.Anonymous watercolor depicts people collecting and weighing cocoons in baskets, with one person crossing a bridge, showing figures, objects, and landscape.Russian Ice Mountain, Houbigant, Armand-Gustave (1789-1862)Fortunats adventure to water and land , magic game by Lembert Theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, born , No, After, Johann Christian Schoeller -, Artist, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, artistTitle page for a series of naval battles. The equipment of a warship including cannons, bullets, powder drums and two drums. A sailor blows a trumpet from which a flag hangs, Title page showing the equipment of a warship and a trumpeter Nouvelles inventions de Combats Navaeles par Reinier Zeeman (title on object) Nieuwe Scheeps Batalien in het licht gebracht door Reinier Zeeman (title on object) Nieuwe Scheeps Batalien (series title), print maker: Reinier Nooms, (mentioned on object), Reinier Nooms, publisher: Gerard Valck, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1652 - 1656 and/or 1661 - 1726, paper, etching, drypoint, h 165 mm × w 260 mmBrat'ia razboiniki. Timm, Vasili Fëdorovich, 1820-1895. still image. Prints. 1851 - 1862. Rare Book Division. Russia , Social life and customs, Russia , History, Arts, RussianN ° 28. / SAARBRUCK TAKING (TI)In Memoriam - Column at Left. Dated: 19th century. Dimensions: overall: 44.4 x 60 cm (17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor on paper mounted on wood. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 19th Century.Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate I. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size: 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.Puzzle Portraits of the Kings and Queens of England and France 1794 Daniel Orme. Puzzle Portraits of the Kings and Queens of England and France. 1794. EtchingDistricts of Siena: allegorical floats,Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 36, "The Clod & the Pebble" (Bentley 32), 1794. Color-printed relief etching with pen and ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.CHOLERA TRAMPLES THE VICTORS & THE VANQUISHED BOTH, by Robert Seymour, 1831, was published during the second European cholera pandemic outbreak in England. The disease progressed from India through Russia, Hungary, and Germany before arriving in England (1831) and Paris (1832), then to North American (1834).Lola coming!, 1851; Caricature, 1851, n.p.; single unit; Dance; Prints (Graphic arts); Ballet; 19th century; Lithograph, colored, 15.8 x 22.9 cmHot air balloon ascent from Rosenbaumschergarten, Vienna, watercolour, 19th century (detail)A Fisherman Hauling in his Net, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1625 - c. 1630 drawing paper. deck paint. watercolor (paint). ink. chalk. graphite (mineral) pen / brush fisherman. fresh-water fishery. fishing netMarch of Intellect - Turn of the Century Illustration of new fangled inventions, Hot Air Balloons & Derigibles