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A collection of 19th-century satirical engravings depicting social interactions, political commentary, and humorous situations in gatherings, featuring elaborate costumes and detailed expressions.

Customs Shed, 1875-1876, pen and black ink with wash on wove paper, sheet: 23.18 × 32.86 cm (9 1/8 × 12 15/16 in.), James Wells Champney (artist) American, 1843 - 1903
Customs Shed, 1875-1876, pen and black ink with wash on wove paper, sheet: 23.18 × 32.86 cm (9 1/8 × 12 15/16 in.), James Wells Champney (artist) American, 1843 - 1903
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Peter the Great in a British shipyard in January 1698. He had come to England from Holland and was determined to study the mathematical precision of the superior English shipbuilding techniques. digital reproduction of a historical model
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Thanksgiving Day - The Dinner (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II) November 27, 1858 After Winslow Homer American. Thanksgiving Day - The Dinner (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). November 27, 1858. Wood engraving. Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Prints
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Painting in the left transept of the Pantheon, Paris, c1880-1882.Artist: Alexandre Cabanel
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James Henry Lambier, "the American giant". Drawing.
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This circa 1850 lithograph presents La Fontaine's fables, depicting anthropomorphic animals and moral scenes common to 19th-century French literary illustration.
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SKETCHES IN THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
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Faustin I., King of Haiti.
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'Her funerall properly attended', plate VI of 'The Harlot's Progress', 1833.Artist: J Stubbs
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The Blue Devils. British Cartoon Prints Collection , This record contains unverified data from caption card.
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A gentlemen's dinner looking out onto the river. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
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James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, "Two Pairs of Portraits;" presented to all the unbiased Electors of Great Britain, 1798. Etching.
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LInconvenient de Diner chez un Savant Aimant a Faire…. #59 of Actualites. Artist: Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879
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Louis XVI before the Bar of the Convention, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897
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Victoria Exhibition in Berlin, Germany, historical engraving, 1869, Europe
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Traditional slaughter, Ibiza. Balearic island, Spain. Trip to the Balearic Islands Menorca and Cabrera 1888 by Gaston Charles Vuillier (1845 - 1915) Le Tour du Monde 1890
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The comparison French Folly opposed to British wisdom   June, sc. ; J. June, sculp.. British Cartoon Prints Collection .
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Ambroise Paré. Coloured line engraving by C. Manigaud after E. J. C. Hamman.
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Louis XVI on the Scaffold (nearer view), Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897
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Elisha Kent Kane. Wood engraving by P. U. P. ? & Pager after E. Etherington.
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Marriage, the bride's garter, ca 1812, engraving. France, 19th Century.
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The return of racing in shanghai, vintage engraving. The return of racing in shanghai, vintage engraved illustration. Jo The return of racing in shanghai, vintage engraving. The return of racing in shanghai, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. LicenseRF 10657079 Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657079 Copyright: xIMAGO/Zoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 1042864416st
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fine arts, Cruikshank, George (1792 - 1878), graphic, series ""The drunkard`s children"", plate 2 ""The Trial at The Old Bailey"", etching, 1848, private collection,
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Netherlands, The selling of the Aristocratic Honour, Cartoon on the Aristocracy (2), 1795, verso - stamped, Cartoon on the Aristocracy, 1795. Public sale or auction by French soldiers of wigs. A seller holds up two wigs for sale. On the left, a standing Jew bids on the wigs. See also pendant., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 150 mm, width 226 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1795 - 1795, paper, papier, etching, etsen
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J. Bettannier, Train de plaisir, 1840-1905, chromolithograph on paper.
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The Toast, George Hunt, active 1820-1840, British, after (drawn & etched by) Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, 1824, Aquatint, hand-colored, Sheet: 13 7/8 x 17 3/4in. (35.2 x 45.1cm) and Image: 10 3/8 x 15 3/4in. (26.4 x 40cm)
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MITIN A FAVOR DE LA PAZ EN LONDRES. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.
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The whim  | Library of Congress
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Historical print from the 19th Century, representation of a dinner party of Voltaire or Francois Marie Arouet, 1694 - 1778, an author of the French and European Enlightenment
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MADRID. LA PLAZA MAYOR EN NAVIDAD. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1872. MADRID PINTADO.
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Russian types, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1855.
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Françoise Liberté, Virge and Martyre (TI)
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A French peintre (painter) at  work in his studio.         Date: circa 1845
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February - Cutting Weather from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853. George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878); published by Pickering & Chatto (English, 19th century). Date: 1839. Dimensions: 93 × 153 mm (primary support); 223 × 285 mm (secondary support). Steel etching in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé). Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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An engraving depicting Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) at the Palais Royal.
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Jiménez y Aranda, José, Le carreau du temple, Reproduction of a painting of the Carreau du Temple covered market by José Jiménez y Aranda, photomechanical print, page, reproduction, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 195 mm, width 338 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1885 - 1901, paper, autotype, Spanish, 1837-02-07 - 1903-05-06
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Le leçon d'histoire. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.
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Yes sir, we use Wood's Ladies Blacking'. Yes sir, we use Wood's Ladies Blacking'
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A cartoon campaigning for Parliament to bring in safety regulations for the handling and transport of explosives after the destruction of a barge carrying gunpowder on the Regent's Canal, London. Illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914) an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist. Dated 19th century
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MADRID. SESION DE LA REAL ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA CON PRESENCIA DE SU MAJESTAD EL EMPERADOR DE BRASIL , AÑO 1872. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA. MADRID PINTADO.
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Grabado satírico. Carlismo. Siglo XIX.
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February - Cutting Weather from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks 1835-1853 Made 1839 England. Steel etching in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collÈ) . George Cruikshank
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Also known as Victoria Regia. An example is displayed at  Chatsworth where a young lady  stands on a leaf  to demonstrate its strength. According to popular opinion, the engineer, Joseph Paxton studied the cross ribbed underside of the leaves to come up with his designs for the Crystal Palace.     Date: 1849
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A gathering at Joshua Reynolds's house: Oliver Goldsmith and Edmund Burke among the company. Stipple engraving by W. Walker, 1848, after J.E. Doyle.
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Composition and drawing Karl Girardet, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853.
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The conference between the brothers how to get rich. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 711. Howe, Richard Howe,Earl,1726-1799. , Howe, William Howe,Viscount,1729-1814. , Avarice,1770-1780. , Conversation,1770-1780. , Devil,1770-1780. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Four Georgian gentlemen sit in their club seriously engaged in smoking. Engraving with stipple by H. Bunbury, 1794.
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Louis de Saint-Just (Louis Antoine de Saint-Just) (1767-1794). French revolutionary politician, sometimes called the ""Archangel of Terror"". Deputy to the National Convention (20 September 1792 to 27 July 1794). He presided over the Convention from 19 February to 6 March 1794. Member of the Committee of Public Safety. Saint-Just died by guillotine after the arrests and trials following the days of the 9t and 10 Thermidor year II (27th and 28th July 1794). Louis de Saint-Just at the Convention. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.
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Opening of will, historical wood engraving, about 1897
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Cartoon depicting Punch's monument to Sir Robert Peel who repealed the Corn Laws of 1846. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) a British statesman, former Prime Minister, former Home Secretary and the father of modern British policing and the modern Conservative Party. Dated 19th century
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Belgium, unknown, View of the Palace of the Nation, residence of the Prince of Orange and meeting place of the States-General in Brussels, December 29, 1820, Fire in the Palace of the Nation, 1820. Household goods are thrown out of the windows of the palace, on the right the fire brigade arrives with a pump., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 246 mm, width 333 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1820 - 1820, paper, papier, lithografie (technique)
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'Declaration of Independence', 1776 (c1817-c1819).Artist: J Rogers
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1859. Wood engraving, Image: 13 7/8 x 20 1/4 in. (35.2 x 51.4 cm).   American Art 1859
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Washington Inspects Nation's Capitol by Hy Hintermeister, 1897-1972
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