Political Caricatures and Satire

Colorful political engravings featuring humorous depictions of historical events with caricatures of prominent figures, illustrating social commentary and satire.

The learned Scotchman or magistrates mistake , Judges, Intoxication, Surprise, Spouses. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Symptoms of Affection, Or - A Specimen of Martial Prowess, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1791, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 14 11/16in. (22.2 x 37.3cm)

Doctor Napoleon puts the European princes on the pot, 1808, 1808 print Napoleon as a doctor with a large wig on the head has put a group of European princes on a PO. He invites John Bull (Great Britain), Sweden (Gustaaf IV Adolf) and Brazil (Johan VI, King of Portugal and Prince of Brazil) to not be shy and also take place on the POs. On the POs with the pants around the knees, Alexander I, Frederik Willem III of Prussia, Emperor Frans II, Pope Pius VII, the Spanish king Charles IV and a fat Dutchman. Sultan Mustafa IV looks shocked. paper etching chamber-pot. defecation. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.

Charles Fox as a traitor England

Boxing Party between Eldon and Channing, 1827, Henry Heath, 1827 Cartoon on the tensions in the British cabinet between the Protestants and Catholics in March 1827. The representatives of both parties, respectively Eldon and Canning, as boxers against each other. Behind Eldon is the British Virgin, behind Canning the Pope with a devil. print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching boxing (sport). Roman Catholic Church. Protestant Churches and denominations. political caricatures and satires

Pantagruel's Victorious Return to the Court of Gargantua, (After Extirpating the Soup-Meagres of Bouille Land.) (from: Caricature, vol. 2), James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1794, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 11 5/8 x 14in. (29.5 x 35.6cm)

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, The - Battle Royal, or Who Wears the Breeches, 1784. Etching, hand-colored.

Miseries of Travelling: the Overloaded Coach. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 16 7/16 in. (27.5 × 41.7 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Miseries of Travelling. Date: February 15, 1807. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Published: William Holland, 1757-1815, British, A Perry-Lous Situation; or, the Doctor and his Friends keeping the Numbrusher and her Myrmidous at Bay, 1791. Etching, hand-colored.

The learned Scotchman or magistrates mistake , Judges, Intoxication, Surprise, Spouses. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

No. 2 / Captain review. Ah, it's good! The observer. (IT)

Doctor Napoleon puts European princes on the pot, 1808; Doctor Boney - Bringing The Powers to Pot, Or Iohn Bull And His Friends Rather Shy. Napoleon as a doctor with a large wig on the head has put a group of European princes on a PO. He invites John Bull (Great Britain), Sweden (Gustaaf IV Adolf) and Brazil (Johan Vi, King of Portugal and Prince of Brazil) to not be shy and also take place on the POs. On the POs with the pants around the knees, Al Tsar Alexander I, Frederik Willem III of Prussia, Keizer Frans II, Pope Pius VII, the Spanish king Charles IV and a fat Dutchman. Sultan Mustafa IV looks scarstred.

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, The Wet Party or the Bogs of Flanders, a New Song, 1793. Etching, hand-colored.

A French gentleman, of the court of Louis XVIth. A French gentleman, of the court of Égalité 1799 , Etiquette. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

Old Hat or a Serious Divertisment as Performed at the Chappel Royal, John Cawse, , 1779-1862, British, 1800, Etching

Crib uncorking Blackstrap , Eating & drinking, Boxers Sports, Military officers, Alcoholic beverages, Toasting, Cribb, Tom, 1781-1848, Molyneux, Tom, 1784-1818, Barclay, Captain Robert, 1779-1854. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Prophecy Explained. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (24.1 × 34.2 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Subject: Joseph Bonaparte (French, 1768-1844). Date: September 17, 1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

unknown artist, John Bull and the A-assa-r!!, 1802. Etching, hand-colored.

() Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, The Triumph of Bacchus or a Consultation on the Additional Wine Duty!!!, 1796. Etching, hand-colored.

Admonition and gratitude , Conversation, Miscommunication. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Apothecaries, Taylors & c. Conquering France and Spain, James Gillray, , 1757-1815, British, 1779, Etching

Le Paisan Goguenard. (IT)

The Affectionate farewell or kick for kick George Cruikshank (1792-1878). "The Farewell Gold Kick for Kick". Water-strong color, 1814. Paris, Carnavalet museum.

Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, Beheading (untitled), 1796. Etching, hand-colored.

The Dutch Divisions, () James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1787, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (14 x 21.6cm)

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1804. Dimensions: 240 × 370 mm (image); 254 × 388 mm (plate); 301 × 404 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

V'la a big step (IT)

Country characters no. 12: London outrider : Or Brother Saddlebag , Sales personnel, Merchants, Dogs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Cartoon on rejecting the prince, 1799, 1799 print English cartoon on the failure of the British-Russian expedition in Noord-Holland to restore the House of Orange. The blind Prince Willem V is mocked by a Dutch fish female with bare breasts and other figures and with a staircase on his rear. On the right an English boatswain who picks up Prins again. On the ground a number of frogs (Dutch) with a caption from one of the Aesopic fables. London paper etching tailless amphibians: frog. kicking

Political candour, i.e. coalition resolutions of June 14th, 1805 , Politicians, Nobility, Authors, Government officials, Public speaking, Capitols, Legislative bodies, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Walpole, George, 1758-1835, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, French Democrats Surprizing the Royal-Runaways, 1791. Etching, hand-colored.

Returned from a Fox Chase 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. Returned from a Fox Chase. Imitations of Modern Drawings. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1787. Etching and aquatint. Prints

They comploise i ent to the skin of the bear before having lying down (IT)

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, A Recent Escape, 1795. Etching, hand-colored.

London, Fores, Samuel W., Sansom, F., Cawse, John, The Frogs Rejecting Their King, Cartoon on the rejection of the prince, 1799, verso - stamped, English cartoon on the failure of the British-Russian expedition in North Holland to restore the House of Orange to its former glory. The blind Prince William V is mocked by a bare-breasted Dutch fishwife and other figures and chased away with a kick on his behind. On the right an English boatswain who picks up the prince again. On the ground some frogs (Dutch) With a caption from one of the Aesopian fables., print, cartoon, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 254 mm, width 361 mm, English, 1779 - 1862, print maker, printmaker, 1799-10 - 1799-10, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, etching, hand colouring, 1761 - 1838

Lord Brougham dressed as Jaffier addresses a group of radical politicians including Roebuck, Whittle Harvey, Sir William Molesworth, Charles Buller and Joseph Hume. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

A New French Bussing Match or More Cursing and Swearing for the Assembly, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1790, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 1/2 x 13in. (21.6 x 33cm)

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

The Miseries of Human Life: Getting Up Early in a Cold Gloomy Morning...Before an Empty Grate October 9, 1807 Thomas Rowlandson. The Miseries of Human Life: Getting Up Early in a Cold Gloomy Morning...Before an Empty Grate. Miseries of Human Life. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). October 9, 1807. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, The Fruition of Nantes or the Vision Interpreted, 1791. Etching, hand-colored.

Making a sailor an odd fellow!! , Sailors, Organizations. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

John Bull at His Studies. Unknown Artist (English, late 18th-early 19th centuries); published by S. W. Fores (English, active 1785-1825). Date: 1799. Dimensions: 365 × 270 mm. Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Spanish Pass-Port to France!! September 12, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. A Spanish Pass-Port to France!!. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). September 12, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, The Libertine Reclaim'd or John Bull Bullied, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

Illustrations from Mr. Lambkin, plate 8, Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British, undated, Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

unknown artist, eighteenth century, The Political Warrior Mowing Down the Russian Trade, 1791. Etching, hand-colored.

An antiquarian with his cabinet of curiosities. Caleb Crypt showing his collection including an Egyptian mummy and sphinx, medieval suit of armour, classical statuary, ancient weapons, etc. Modern Antiques. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrisons The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.

Pylades & Orestes (Stadtholder & His Secretary), James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1797, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 12 1/4 x 8 7/8in. (31.1 x 22.5cm)

The Rights of the People, a Mis-Fire-at the Consitution ____, James Sayer, 1748-1823, British, 1789, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 10in. (22.2 x 25.4cm)

A sufferer for decency , Barbers, Barbershops, Shaving. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

THE GHOST OF SAINT STEPHEN'S OR THE STRANGER AT HOME The ghost of Saint Stephen's or the stranger at home". Estampe. Paris, mus�e Carnavalet.

The Commission of Inquiry / Remove ... It's weighed!

London, Fores, Samuel W., England, Marks, J. Lewis, Spanish emancipation, or an effectual mode of getting rid of troublesome neighbours, Austrian, Prussian and Russian ambassadors are expelled from Spain, 1823, Cartoon showing the Austrian, Prussian and Russian ambassadors being expelled from Spain by the leader of the Spanish government in Madrid, Evaristo Miguel, 1823. In the background, the French king Louis XVIII looks on with crutches., print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, English cartoons, height 247 mm, width 350 mm, English, 1796 - 1855, print maker, printmaker, 1823-01-03 - 1823-01-03, paper, papier, etching, etchings, hand-colouring, Publication (Event), Publication, 1761 - 1838, publisher

Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, More Humbugs, - or - Another Attack on John Bulls Purse, 1818. Etching, hand-colored.

John Bull Arming The Spaniards. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 14 7/8 in. (27.1 × 37.8 cm)Plate: 10 3/16 × 13 9/16 in. (25.8 × 34.4 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Subject: Joseph Bonaparte (French, 1768-1844). Date: October 3, 1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cartoon on Princess Caroline, 1817, 1817 print Cartoon on Princess Caroline van Brunswijk, 1817. The hefty princess with bulging bosom presented as a Turkish sultan, with turban with plume. She proposes Minister Klemens von Metternich to her entourage, including Bartolommeo Bergami (her lover). paper etching Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ costume). political caricatures and satires

Artist: Peter S. Duval, American, born France, 1805-1886, After: James Queen, American, 1824-1877, Sailors on Shore. Half Seas Over.3, Lithograph, sheet: 26.5 × 34 cm (10 7/16 × 13 3/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

An English Hobby Horse; or, Who Pays the Piper, unknown artist, ( H. W.), 1791, Etching, hand-colored

A Fresh Breeze August 4, 1789 Thomas Rowlandson. A Fresh Breeze. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). August 4, 1789. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The Blessings of Partnership July 28, 1805 Thomas Rowlandson. The Blessings of Partnership. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). July 28, 1805. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The Fifth Clause, or the Effect of Example. Artist and publisher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 in. × 12 13/16 in. (22.8 × 32.5 cm). Date: April 23, 1805. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Franciscus Sansom, active 1785-1799, British, Pupil of Nature, 1798. Etching, hand-colored.

The Effects of British Valour on the French Directory. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (32.6 × 40.5 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749-1806). Date: November 1, 1798. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Single Combat in Moor fields or Mag'nanimous Paol O' Challenging All O, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1801, Etching

Finally Peace in Europe, 1803, Anonymous, 1803 print Cartoon in which Napoleon hangs on the gallows and all European countries spread the good news, 1803. In the background from left to right: Russia, Prussia, England, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Numbered bottom left: 2. paper etching death penalty, execution. violent death by hanging

Napoleon as a barbier for European powers, 1806; The Continental Shaving Shop. Barber shop where a small Napoleon shaves European countries. Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia, with shaving foam on his chin, is ready to be shaved in the hairdressing chair. Napoleon has a large knife in the hands and has the beard of a Turkish Sultan SELIM III that wrecks full of excursions while trying to lubricate a bishop (Talleyrian) shaving soap on the beard of the Turk. The Dutch and Austrian emperor links are already shaved, their heads are bare and full of scars. The Englishman John Bull looks in surprised by a window. Cartoon on the political situation in Europe in 1806.

Admiration with Astonishment (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions) January 21, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson British. Admiration with Astonishment (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions) 376335

The Successful Fortune Hunter, or Captain Shelalee Leading Miss Marrowfat to the Temple of Hymen 1802 Thomas Rowlandson British. The Successful Fortune Hunter, or Captain Shelalee Leading Miss Marrowfat to the Temple of Hymen 392713

Johnny thrown out of a sedan chair when the porters crash over a pile of stones in the street. Night Watchmen with lanterns and rattles arrive. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combe's The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the late Doctor Syntax, Ackermann, London, 1822.

Reflections on the French Revolution, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1793, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 5/8in. (35.9 x 27cm)

() William Dent, active 1784-1793, Interview and Consultation for Discharge of Debts, or, C-RL-T-N House in Want of Necessary Furniture, 1792. Etching with watercolor on laid paper.

James Gillray after Rev John Sneyd, Very Slippy Weather, published 1808 Very Slippy Weather

Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, The Balance of Power, 1801. Etching, hand-colored.

The case is altered , Carriages & coaches, Passengers, Horses, Coach drivers, Politicians, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

To be seen at Mr J------n's Menagerie-----, James Sayer, 1748-1823, British, 1789, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 x 9 7/8in. (17.8 x 25.1cm)

() James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Hyde-Park; - Sunday, - or - Both Hemispheres of the World in a Sweat ---, 1789. Etching, hand-colored.

Capituards. / Paris delivered.

I will make a better use and I would save it. (IT)

Exhibition at Bullock's Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage Taken at Waterloo January 10, 1816 Thomas Rowlandson Bullock's Museum, or The Egyptian Hall at 22 Piccadilly, allowed Londoners to view sensations such as the Hottentot Venus, Polish dwarf, Irish giant and Napoleon's carriage. Built by Goeting, the latter had been taken after the Battle of Waterloo, on June 18, 1815, by Major von Keller, who sold it to the British Government. Once Wlliam Bullock acquired and exhibited the carriage, he made 35,000 pounds from ticket sales. The carriage later belonged to Madame Tussaud's but was destroyed by fire in 1925.. Exhibition at Bullock's Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage Taken at Waterloo. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 10, 1816. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

J. L. Marks, active 1787-1799, Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru and Captain Grammachree in an Irish Whiskey Parlour (from: Caricature, vol. 6), c. 1821. Etching, hand-colored.

Four tournament judges, juges diseurs, and the king of arms, roi d'armes, 15th century. The judges wear hats or hoods, doublets, stockings and cracows (pointed shoes). The king of arms wears a chlamys with a parchment painting of the coats of arms of the combatants, doublet, black trousers, cracows with spurs, and holds a paper with the tourney challenges. From an illustration by Barthelemy d'Eyck in Rene of Anjou's "Tournament Book," 1488. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

A bomb-shell with a lighted fuse beneath a column inscribed "legislative union" is surrounded by prominent Tory ministers who debate how best to deal with the danger, as Daniel O'Connell steals off. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

The Elements of Skating: Making the Most of a Passing Friend. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1805. Dimensions: 250 × 354 mm (image); 256 × 360 mm (plate); 296 × 404 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching, slightly aquatinted on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, A Black Leg Detected Secreting Cards, undated. Watercolor, with pen and gray ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper.

Simple Bodily Pain January 21, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson British. Simple Bodily Pain 376335

THE MURDER OF CUSTINE The Murder of Custine ". Estampe.

The Antiquities of Malmsbury, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1792, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 7/8in. (21 x 32.7cm)

Spit in the air it will fall on the nose Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803-1847). Press cartoon. "Spit in the air it will come back to the nose". Board published in "caricature" of June 9, 1831. Lithograph. Paris, House of Balzac.

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Crumbs of Comfort, - or - Old-Orthodox Restoring Consolation to His Fallen Children, 1782. Etching, hand-colored.

A Concise Explanation of the Convention Bills!!, unknown artist, ( West ), 1795, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 11 15/16 x 9 1/8in. (30.3 x 23.2cm)

Sans-Culottes, Feeding Europe with the Bread of Liberty, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1793, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 11 7/8 x 14 1/8in. (30.2 x 35.9cm)

Malbrouke, () Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1791, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/8 x 13in. (21.3 x 33cm)

() Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, Anticipation - Ways & Means - or - Buonaparte Really Taken!!, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

Long heads upon change, or the return of Ld. Lauderdale , Peace treaties, Public debt, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A Russian Dandy. William Heath (English, 1795-1840); published by S. W. Fores (English, active 1785-1825). Date: 1818. Dimensions: 332 × 218 mm. Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Crumbs of Comfort, - or - Old-Orthodox Restoring Consolation to His Fallen Children, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1782, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 5/8in. (22.2 x 32.1cm)

The Fall of Wolsey, or, turning a Great Man out of Office., () William Dent, active 1784-1793, 1792, Etching with watercolor on laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 5/8in. (23.5 x 14.3cm)

Implements Animated, Pl. 1, Dedicated to the Carpenters and Gardeners of Great Britain. Artist: Charles Williams (British, active 1797-1830). Dimensions: plate: 9 11/16 x 13 13/16 in. (24.6 x 35.1 cm)sheet: 10 9/16 x 16 5/16 in. (26.8 x 41.5 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Date: 1811. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Comforts of Bath, Plate 1 January 6, 1798 Thomas Rowlandson. Comforts of Bath, Plate 1. Comforts of Bath. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 6, 1798. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

The challenge , Dueling, Confrontations. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Franciscus Sansom, active 1785-1799, British, More Short Petticoats of Highland Association Under Episcopal Examination, 1798. Etching, hand-colored.

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