Political Caricatures from the 18th Century

Satirical prints depicting street vendors, political figures, and humorous social commentary through caricatures, capturing the lively spirit of 18th century Britain.

Thomas Rowlandson, British (1756-1827), A Frenchman in November, 1788, hand-colored etching

Not at Home, or a Disappointed Dinner Hunter June 13, 1823 Thomas Rowlandson A sloppily dressed footman greets an angry visitor and takes a tankard from a potboy.. Not at Home, or a Disappointed Dinner Hunter. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 13, 1823. Hand-colored etching. John Fairburn (British, active 1789-1840). Prints

Box lobby loungers , Theaters, Lobbies, Theater audiences, Nobility, Hanger, George, 1751-1824, Skeffington, Lumley St. George, Sir, 1771-1850. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

CLodoches of politics.

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.

New Reading, or Shakspeare sic Improved. Humbly Dedicated to the Keen Critic of Drury Lane, by a Poor Author. Charles WIlliams (English, active 1797-1830); published by Thomas Tegg (English, 1776-1845). Date: 1819. Dimensions: 218 × 325 mm (image); 239 × 337 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Vicar and Moses 1815 After Thomas Rowlandson A stout vicar holding a pipe is accompanied by a young woman and a thinner man who holds a jug. A church is shown behind at right.. Vicar and Moses. After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1815. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The Reception in Holland. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1799. Dimensions: 255 × 360 mm (image); 262 × 365 mm (plate); 290 × 405 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Sailor and Banker. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 9/16 in. (38.7 × 29.3 cm)Plate: 13 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (35.3 × 27.3 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Date: October 28, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Members on vacation. / No. 1 / N ° 2.

Leon given by Ro ... it's seeds of the pearls in front of the floods. (IT)

Three women having a discussion in a latrine. Coloured etching, 1801.

The Consultation. Dated: published 1785. Medium: hand-colored etching and aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

Doctor Convex and Lady Concave November 20, 1802 Thomas Rowlandson. Doctor Convex and Lady Concave. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 20, 1802. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

The Triumverate of Gloucester Place, or The Clarke, The Soldier, and The Taylor 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. The Triumverate of Gloucester Place, or The Clarke, The Soldier, and The Taylor. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

A Glee March 1, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson Three men sit at a round table over punchbowl, lemons, glasses, decanter, and jar of tobacco. Above the design is the question, "How shall we Mortals spend our Hours" A young man at left happily sings, "In Love!" An old naval officer, wearing a cocked hat, with a wooden leg and a patch over one eye smokes a long pipe, and sings, "In War." The third, a gaping dishevelled man, sings, "In Drinking.". A Glee. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 1, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

French Revolution: New Place de la Bastille. Statue to the glory of Louis XVI. 1789. (Factitious title)

Squire August 30, 1799 Thomas Rowlandson. Squire. Country Characters. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). August 30, 1799. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

English gentleman on trial in a religious tribunal in Avignon. He takes out a page with the legend of St. Clara of Falkenstein to the astonishment of an old hag and chaste Clara. The sacred page displayed. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France, translated and abridged from Moritz August von Thummels Reise in die mittäglichen Provinzen van Frankreich im Jahre 17851786, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821.

James Gillray (1756-1815) etching 'Philanthropic Consultation, after the loss of the slave bill'. 1796

The Political Butcher, or Spain Cutting Up Buonaparte For The Benefit Of Her Neighbours September 12, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. The Political Butcher, or Spain Cutting Up Buonaparte For The Benefit Of Her Neighbours. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). September 12, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

A Spanish joke !!! Cruikshank, del.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Joseph Bonaparte,King of Spain,1768-1844. , Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of Human Life, Ackermann, 1808.

Sailors drinking the Tunbridge waters , Sailors, Eating & drinking, Water. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

John Bull at His Studies. Attended by His Guardian Angell, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1799, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 10in. (25.4cm)

Walking Up the High Street, Edinburgh (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First) May 15, 1786 Thomas Rowlandson British. Walking Up the High Street, Edinburgh (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First). Picturesque Beauties of Boswell. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). May 15, 1786. Etching. Elizabeth Jackson (British, active 1785-87). Prints

Setting out for Margate , Conversation, Travel, Spouses. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The brief of the Pope Brule at the Royal Palace on the 4 May 1791 by a large number of citizen and we have joined a mannequin represented his feeling. The brief of the pope burned at the Royal Palace on the 4 May 1791 by a large number of citizen and we have joined a mannequin representing his holiness ... ". Water-cut colored, 1791.

Patriotic devideuse (IT)

The dance of death: the toastmaster. Coloured aquatint by T. Rowlandson, 1816.

The Sleeper, George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, ca. 1808

Sublime Oratory, A Display of it, Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763-1840, German, active in Britain (1781-88), 1788, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 7/16 x 12 3/8in. (21.4 x 31.4cm)

Political Boxing; or an Attack, at the Woolsack, Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, 1792, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 10 3/8 x 15 1/2in. (26.4 x 39.4cm)

9 / Hold! You will be perfectly in this cellar, it has only one defect is to have rats ... (IT)

The Five Senses: smell, hearing, sight, touch and taste, c1850. Artist: Unknown

France, 19th century. Adrien Victor Auger (1787-1854), La Chinoise de Province et son Magot, ou le Bon Gout transplante', 1813. Caricature, print.

How to Vault from the Saddle 1809 Thomas Rowlandson Mrs. Quizem tumbles from a horse, losing her whip and wig in the process.. How to Vault from the Saddle. "Annals of Sporting". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

The Wake over the Remains of the Democratic Party, from Puck 1858-1894 United States. Color lithograph on newsprint . Joseph Keppler

Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, The Sailors and the Pounded Ass, 1796. Etching, hand-colored.

The Poor Poet, by Kotzebue Gallerie Droller Scenen to the theater newspaper, rd year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Patience Margot I can bent 3 times 8. (IT)

Nautical comfort , Sailors, Decks Ships, Ship captains. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

English tourists arrested in their hotel room at breakfast by a French officer and three musketeers. Doctor Syntax alarmed by a domiciliary visit. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Charles Williams from Doctor Syntax in Paris; or a Tour in Search of the Grotesque, W. Wright, London, 1820.

Aspect de la rue Lacépède.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

London, Tegg, Thomas, Bunbury, Henry William, Rowlandson, Black, brown & fair, Brothel scene, 1807, verso - stamped, Brothel scene in the harbour of Wapping in London, 1807. Four prostitutes in the shop window ogle passers-by. The women are a black woman, a woman with blond hair and a woman with brown hair. A Chinese, a Dutchman and a Frenchman are standing in front of the window, looking on. On the left, a black man and a woman are going inside. In the caption, three eight-line verses in English., print, prent, cartoon, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 266 mm, width 210 mm, English, 1756-07-14 - 1827-04-22, print maker, prentmaker, 1807-05-06 - 1807-05-06, paper, papier, etching, hand-colouring, 1750 - 1811, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, British, 1776-03-04 - 1845-04-21, publisher

The servant Zweyer Herr by Goldoni Gallerie Droller and interesting scenes, Jg, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Set of Four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Sayings, John Phillips, active 1840-1852, 1828, Hand colored soft-ground etching, Sheet: 11 5/8 x 9 1/2in. (29.5 x 24.1cm)

LONG LIVE THE KING ! .. or the speculators and policies Long live the king! .. or speculators and policies in default . Estampe. Anonymous.

Friedrich Beckmann and two not mentioned actors in The Father of the Defective Agency costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

A Pair of Polished Gentlemen. Artist: James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756-1815 London). Dimensions: Plate: 13 15/16 x 9 7/8 in. (35.4 x 25.1 cm)Sheet: 17 11/16 x 13 7/16 in. (45 x 34.2 cm). Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (London). Date: March 10, 1801. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cartoon on Napoleons Loss of Holland and Spain, 1813, Thomas Rowlandson, 1813 print Cartoon on Napoleon's loss of Holland and Spain, 1813. A fat Dutchman kicks Napoleon in the legs of a large devil standing in front of the flaming of hell. The Dutchman holds a glass and a pipe in his hands. In the background, Napoleon's brother Joseph is driven to hell by another angry Dutchman with a pitchfork. Numbered at the top right: 234. paper etching kicking something. kicking. devil(s) and demons

A high wind in the park! J. Baker fect.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Winds,England,1810-1820. , Parks,England,1810-1820. , Clothing & dress,England,1810-1820.

Regency gentlemen drinking gin at the Daffy Club, held in Tom Belcher's Castle Tavern, Holborn. Paintings of famous boxers including John Jackson, Daniel Mendoza, Tom Cribb and the fighting dog Trusty. The Daffy Club, or a Musical Muster of the Fancy. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

Napoleon plays leapfrog with the other European nations, but John Bull will be damned if he joins in the game Date: 1806

Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 1827 ), Boney's Trial, Sentence, and Dying Speech, published 1815, hand colored etching

HELAS I can not give you since it is all odd. (IT)

A Peep at the Lion, George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, 1802, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 1/4in. (21.6 x 31.1cm)

The Maiden Speech October 5, 1785 Thomas Rowlandson. The Maiden Speech. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). October 5, 1785. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Cornell (British, active 1780-92). Prints

Juvenile I say Charley, that's a jeuced fine girl 1837-1864 England. Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper . John Leech

Un persa aterrado delante de la Constitución ca 1820. Aguafuerte y Buril. Inv 2132. Museum: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID, MADRID, SPAIN.

Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, No Swallow without an Opening, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

A Block for the Wigs - or, The New State Whirligig, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1783, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4in. (21.9 x 32.4cm)

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs. Henry Alken (English, 1785-1851); published by Thomas McLean (English, active 1790-1860). Date: 1822. Dimensions: 200 × 257 mm (image); 212 × 270 mm (plate); 245 × 342 mm (sheet). Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Dr. Syntax and wife descending from a coach in London. Doctor Syntax arriving at London. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Isaac Robert Cruikshank from The Tour of Doctor Syntax through London, in the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis, J. Johnson, London, 1820.

A table d'hote or French ordinary in Paris , Dinner parties, Eating & drinking, Dogs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The Inn Yard on Fire. Dated: 1791. Medium: hand-colored etching and aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

The Progress of the Emperor Napoleon. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (25.6 × 35.7 cm)Plate: 9 9/16 × 13 9/16 in. (24.3 × 34.5 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769-1821 St. Helena); Joseph Bonaparte (French, 1768-1844). Date: November 19, 1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hand-coloured, print of the modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat by the etcher Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1811). The cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms;Mr Waddle (Mr. Wardle), standing to the side, gazes at her and declares his fascination.

'The Anatomist', 1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Mr, Pöck as Zampa in the Opera Gleichmens and Bertram in the Opera Robert der Teufel costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Broad Grins, or a Black Joke June 4, 1812 Thomas Rowlandson A woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy stands, laughing, alongside an elderly parson, who recoils in angry horror. A high garden wall is behind them, with a sign that reads, "Man Traps laid in these Grounds," and a hole in the wall, where a black servant looks through.. Broad Grins, or a Black Joke. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 4, 1812. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Scene picture from Rococo by Adolf Bäuerle costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Anton Elfinger -, artist

Billiards March 1803 Thomas Rowlandson. Billiards. After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). March 1803. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

A Lamentable Case of a Jury-Man March 10, 1815 Thomas Rowlandson An elderly judge holds an open book at left and faces a jury member. He says, He says: "Mr Juryman you have requested permission to retire for a few momentsI have been looking some time for a precedent, and have at last found by the 25th of William Rufus, Chap 531, that a Juryman on any urgent occasion may retire backwards for the space of ten minutes onlytherefore you may withdraw." The juryman answers that it is no longer necessary.. A Lamentable Case of a Jury-Man. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 10, 1815. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Free Opinions on The Pay of Young Roscius. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 17 5/16 in. (33.7 × 44 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Date: February 26, 1805. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bloody News - Bloody News - or the Fatal Putney Duel, Charles Ansell, ca.1752-active 1790, British, 1798, Etching, Sheet: 9 1/8 x 15 3/8in. (23.2 x 39.1cm)

Plucking a spoony , Gambling, Card games, Eating & drinking, Alcoholic beverages, Cheating. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

France, 19th century. Scene of society life: Une soiree de Coblentz. Engraving from the series Le Bon Genre, number 20, around 1820.

Nap and His Partner Joe. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 14 5/16 in. (25 × 36.4 cm)Plate: 9 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (24.7 × 35 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Subject: Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769-1821 St. Helena). Date: September 29, 1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bad Speculation August 10, 1799 Thomas Rowlandson. Bad Speculation. Comforts of the City. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). August 10, 1799. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Tiddy-doll the great French-gingerbread-baker drawing out a new batch of kings , Rulers, Politicians, Nobility, Authors, Clergy, Ovens, Baking, Friedrich Achilles, Duke of Württemberg, 1591-1631, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Burdett, Francis, 1770-, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, 1756-1825. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

Dibujo satírico. Una zambra de gitanos. Enero de 1872. La Carcajada.

Love Laughs at Locksmiths. Artist and publisher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/8 in. × 9 in. (32.1 × 22.8 cm). Date: 1805-11. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

() George Townshend, 1724-1807, British, The Quarrel between the Political Builders, Or, Opinions Diametrically Opposite, 1791. Etching, hand-colored.

Les musards de la rue du Coq (The Dawdlers of the Rue duCoq). Artist: Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, French, 1782-1863Printer: Peter Frédéric André, German, active France, 1802-9

John Bulls peep into the budget for the year 1807 , Nobility, Economic policy, John Bull Symbolic character, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Humbugging, or Raising the Devil March 12, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson British. Humbugging, or Raising the Devil. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 12, 1800. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Cartoon on Talleyrand, 1813, Anonymous, 1813 drawing Cartoon in which the French minister Talleyrand has been presented as a lantern stump and/or city announcer who cancel the time - eleven o'clock. In front of him on the ground is a donkey on which the text 'claim Paris - den 14 Nov.ber 1813, Vous éts un Inpageur'. Netherlands paper pen / brush 'cris de Paris', cries of London, etc.. oral advertising. lantern. ass, donkey

Le Paisan Goguenard (IT)

Hatred or jealousy , Beds, Couples, Investigation, Candles, Hugging. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Set of twelve with title page: The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion., Daniel Thomas Egerton, c.1800-1842, British, 1823, Aquatint, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 1/4in. (19.4 x 13.3cm)

Irish binding for the Caricature Magazine , Dogs, Bookstores, Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Mr. George King the Parish Overseer / One of the Select Vestry, William Heath, ( also Paul Pry ), 1795-1840, British, 1829, Etching

Parisiens incrédules.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

29 / Eighty francs a thousand prayers! One hundred francs if you want .... .... (IT)

Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, Set of twelve with title-page: Sporting Satirist, 1834. Hand colored soft-ground etching.

Jove in his Chair

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Anti-Sacharrites, - or - John Bull and His Family Leaving off the Use of Sugar, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

A man cavorting with a young woman, while his recently deceased wife lies in a coffin in the background. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1802.

unknown artist, An Unexpected Application to John Bull !!, 1802. Etching, hand-colored.

Outlines of Figures with a Carriage. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (13.6 × 27 cm). Date: June 1, 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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