Political Caricatures of the 1800s

Vivid hand-colored etchings illustrating humorous political situations, clash of personalities, and absurd interactions from historical events, enriched with satire.

Napoleon sells stolen well, 1813, Thomas Rowlandson, 1813 print Cartoon on the fall of Napoleon after the lost battle of Leipzig in 1813. Napoleon as an auctioneer who sells the stolen crowns of European countries. Central the French General Berthier keeps the Spanish crown up. Right representatives of European countries. In the foreground a British sailor and a thick Dutchman. Behind it the king of Württemberg, a Russian Kozak and a Prussian hussar. A standing Spaniard reaches to the crown. On the ground a pile of crowns and documents that will still be offered for sale. Behind Napoleon is his wife Marie Louise with their son Napoleon II, the king of Rome, with a monkey's head. print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching auction sale, public sale

All for Love or A Scene at Weymouth, An Unexpected Meeting February 26, 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. All for Love or A Scene at Weymouth, An Unexpected Meeting. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). February 26, 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

The Grand-Consul of the Great Nation Perusing - John Bulls Dispatches!!!, John Cawse, 1779-1862, British, 1800, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (31.8 x 23.5cm)

Dissolution of Partnership, or the Industrious Mrs. Clarke Winding Up Her Accounts February 15, 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. Dissolution of Partnership, or the Industrious Mrs. Clarke Winding Up Her Accounts. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). February 15, 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Recipe for the present and future ruler of France

Napoleon sells stolen well, 1813, Thomas Rowlandson, 1813 print Cartoon on the fall of Napoleon after the lost battle of Leipzig in 1813. Napoleon as an auctioneer who sells the stolen crowns of European countries. Central the French General Berthier keeps the Spanish crown up. Right representatives of European countries. In the foreground a British sailor and a thick Dutchman. Behind it the king of Württemberg, a Russian Kozak and a Prussian hussar. A standing Spaniard reaches to the crown. On the ground a pile of crowns and documents that will still be offered for sale. Behind Napoleon is his wife Marie Louise with their son Napoleon II, the king of Rome, with a monkey's head. print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching auction sale, public sale

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, The Nabob Rumbled or a Lord Advocates Amusement, 1783. Etching.

The cheerful cobler , City & town life, Shoemakers. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The cheerful cobler , City & town life, Shoemakers. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The reconciliation between Britania and her daughter America , Politics & government, International relations, Hugging, Britannia Symbolic character, Indians of North America, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783

Print made by Henry William Bunbury, 1750-1811, British, The Damnation of Obadiah, between 1773 and 1817. Hand-colored etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Flannel Coats of Mail against the Cold or the British Ladies Patriotic Presents to the Army, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1793, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 3/8 x 13 3/4in. (23.8 x 34.9cm)

Engeland, Elmes, William, Iohn Bull bringing Bonys Nose to the Grindstone, Napoleon op de slijpsteen, 1814, England, verso - stamped, Cartoon in which John Bull (England) presses Napoleon with his nose to a grindstone. The grindstone is turned by Tsar Alexander I. Behind John Bull, Bernadotte, a Prussian hussar, and Austria, France's oppressed neighbors, wait for their turn to turn. On the left, a fat Dutchman looks on approvingly. Following the military successes of the allies in March 1814., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 247 mm, width 360 mm, English, print maker, printmaker, 1814-03-21 - 1814-03-21, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Colour print of George IV in a rage against family members (William and Frederick) who are unwilling to lend their support for the Bill of Pains and Penalties. By Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856). Dated 1820

Amputation. Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827); published by S.W. Fores (English, 1761-1838). Date: 1793. Dimensions: 300 × 400 mm (image); 317 × 420 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The (Coward), Comforted; - or - A Scene Immediately After the Duel ---, () James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1789, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 13in. (22.2 x 33cm)

Opening of the budget - or - John Bull giving his breeches to save his bacon , Politicians, Prime ministers, Nobility, Taxes, John Bull Symbolic character, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

Yes yes sir / you are right ... (IT)

Playing in Parts. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); after Brownlow North (English, 1778-1829). Date: 1801. Dimensions: 252 × 355 mm (image); 255 × 360 mm (plate); 288 × 395 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sir Jeffrey Dunstan, mayor of Garrett, presents an address from the Corporation of Garrett to William Pitt the younger, who wears a crown and sits on a commode. Coloured etching by F.G. Byron, 1788.

Bréf du Pape en 1791 - Summary: Print shows a member of the Third Estate, with cockade on his hat and a big smile, using a Papal letter to clean himself after defecating on papers of Le Clerc de Juigné on the ground; Abbé Royou, with glass, and L-A. duc de La Rochefoucauld-d'Enville observe from the left. In the background, on a pyre, Pope Pius VI is burned in effigy; a bird and "VI" emerge from the smoke above a crowd of National Guards, sanculottes, and members of the clergy, 1791

Barber. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (26.4 × 21.2 cm)Plate: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.5 × 19.6 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Country Characters. Date: August 30, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Presentation of the Mahometan Credentials, or the final resource of French atheists , Rulers, Politicians, Clergy, Authors, Thrones, Government officials, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811. James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings

Charles Ansell, ca.1752-active 1790, British, A Weeks Amusement for John Bull, 1799. Etching, hand-colored.

Gisperl and Fisperl, Parody of the magic games of Bäuerle Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Valentine - Oh, that I had the whip-cord tied

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

Taste April 2, 1801 Thomas Rowlandson British. Taste. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 2, 1801. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

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

Maniac-Ravings - or- Little Boney in a Strong Fit.. Gillray, James (1756-1815). 1803. Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones) (1814-1886). Caricatures, Prints, Cartoons (Commentary). The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

A Touch of the Times, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1788, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 1/2 x 13 7/8in. (24.1 x 35.2cm)

The Resignation, or John Bull Over-Whelmed with Grief March 24, 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. The Resignation, or John Bull Over-Whelmed with Grief. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 24, 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

The exciseman and the countryman , Eating & drinking, Customs inspections, Customs employees. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The Thunderer. Vide; Every Man in His Humour, Alter'd From Ben John, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1782, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 12 1/4 x 8 7/8in. (31.1 x 22.5cm)

An Old Ewe Drest Lamb Fashion October 25, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson A street scene: a stout man att left turns to look through an eye-glass at a woman, who wears a straw bonnet and her hands in a large muff. Two men walk hurriedly to the left and at right a military officer puts his arm around a courtesan.. An Old Ewe Drest Lamb Fashion. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). October 25, 1810. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, Cross Examination, 1802. Etching, hand-colored.

The Corsican Munchausen - Humming the Lads of Paris December 4, 1813 Thomas Rowlandson Napoleon addresses a crowd below at left. Napoleon II stands beside him to his right, looking down at the audience in an officer's uniform. Napoleons words radiate around him in clouds.. The Corsican Munchausen - Humming the Lads of Paris. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 4, 1813. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

George IV and the Duke of Wellington, William Heath, 1827 Cartoon on the gratitude of King George IV to the Duke of Wellington when he accepted a new post at a new ministry in 1827. The Duke supports the king who runs in the plaster with one leg. print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching crutches. treatment by immobilization, sling, splint, plaster, etc.. political caricatures and satires

Whipped, whipped hard, that everything agrees. (IT)

Bank-Notes, Paper-Money Published 1797 England. Hand-colored etching on paper . James Gillray

The sweet little girl that I love , Soldiers, Kissing. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The Bull and Mouth December 24, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. The Bull and Mouth. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 24, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Pupil of Nature, Franciscus Sansom, active 1785-1799, British, 1798, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 1/2 x 9 3/8in. (24.1 x 23.8cm)

But so many ulflors. (Ti)

The Prospect Before Us. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 5/8 in. (25.8 × 37.2 cm)Plate: 9 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (24.8 × 35 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749-1806); Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (British, Wimbledon, Surrey 1757-1806 Devonshire); William Pitt the Younger (British, 1759-1806); Warren Hastings (British, 1732-1816); 3rd Duke of Portland (British, 1738-1809 Buckinghamshire); George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1762-1830 Windsor); Queen Charlotte, consort of George III of England (1744-1818). Date: December 20, 1788. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

He born broke. (IT)

John Bull (first known representation) with his French counterpart.

France wins the card game, 1795; Five colored drawings to cartrents (1795). Two aristocratic men with wigs (mayors or pastors) Sitting at a table lose the card game from a French soldier. Links warns a citizen against playing with the French.

A Modern Hercules. Unknown Artist (English, late 18th-19th centuries); published by S. W. Fores (English, active 1785-1825). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 375 × 265 mm. Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Plate 16: Robert Macaire matrimonial agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Author: Charles Philipon (French, Lyons 1800-1862 Paris). Dimensions: Image: 8 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (21.7 × 28.6 cm)Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 7/16 in. (26.1 × 34.1 cm). Printer: Aubert et Cie; Junca. Publisher: Aubert et Cie. Series/Portfolio: 'Caricaturana'. Date: 1838.Mr. Gobard, may I have the honor of presenting you Madame De St. Bertrand, widow of the Great Army, who possesses a very considerable fortune and Mademoiselle Eloa de Wormspire, daughter of the celebrated Baron de Wormspire, to whom the great man has bequeathed an income of 50 thousand pounds in his testament... As these ladies are burning with desire to make your acquaintance, I invited them to dine at your home this evening. You'll take us to the opera and we'll have a nice evening... Mr. Gobard, I must warn you that these ladies harbor certain intentions towards

Stage struck : Or digging in all the world's a stage , Dogs, Accidents, Surprise, Shouting, Servants. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Paris Commune, 1871. Satirical cartoon from a series titled Souvenirs de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards, rebelled against the policies of the conservative government formed after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The left-wing regime of the Commune held sway in Paris for two months until government troops retook the city in bloody fighting in May 1871. The events of the Commune were an inspiration to Karl Marx as well as later communist leaders including Lenin, Trotsky and Mao. From a private collection.

Que diables! Macaire...Est-ce que tu vas tout garder... , Fictitious characters, Macaire, Robert. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

The Bow to the Thorne, - Alias - The Begging Bow, James Sayer, 1748-1823, British, 1788, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 5/8in. (19.7 x 27cm)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Uncle George and Black Dick at Their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock, 1787. Etching, hand-colored.

Sympathy or Paddy Bull's - Appeal to Gentlemen of Feeling, unknown artist, eighteenth century, 1798, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 7/16 x 13 1/16in. (24 x 33.2cm)

Johann Nestroy in Der Färber and his twin brother costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

French in England. (IT)

The Worn-out Patriot. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1800. Dimensions: 325 × 245 mm (image); 350 × 250 mm (plate); 365 × 288 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

An Enquiry Concerning the Clock Tax. Charles Ansell (English, active 1784-1796); after George Moutard Woodward (English, c. 1760-1809); published by S.W. Fores (English, 1761-1838). Date: 1797. Dimensions: 310 × 220 mm. Etching in black, with hand-colored additions, on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Duel - or Charley Longing For a Pop, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1798, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 10 5/8 x 16 1/16in. (27 x 40.8cm)

Vziatie Pragi Partition of Poland, 1795, satirical illustration. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division

The French Mahomet. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Carnot, Lazare,1753-1823. , France,History,Revolution, 1789-1799.

Tears of penance, Charles Williams, 1827 Cartoon on the Duke of Wellington and the Lord Chancellor (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon) who cry a wooden bucket full of tears. Right at the door John Bull with a branch forest. Several crying people in the background. print maker: Englandpublisher: London paper etching weeping. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. political caricatures and satires

Le Roi Esclave on Les Sujets Rois Female Patriotism, () Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1789, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 x 28in. (17.8 x 71.1cm)

"You should hope that this game will be over soon." The Third Estate carrying the Clergy and the Nobility on its back. France, 1789

"Old wife, most highly provok'd, that by the tobacco-pipe fish she'd been smok'd", page 8. Prints. 1809. Rare Book Division. Juvenile literature , England , London , 1809, Pipes (Smoking)

Cartoon on aristocracy (1), 1795; The deployment of aristocracy qualities. Cartoon on aristocracy, 1795. A French soldier deprives three men (ministers) Their wigs and runs to a door. A Keeshond drags a wig over the ground. The men complain that their possibilities have now been deprived of them. Through the doorway view of dancing to the freedom tree. See also Pendant.

Black brown & fair , Taverns Inns, Dogs, Seduction. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

John Bull Ask'd at Saint Stephens, John Cawse, 1779-1862, British, 1800, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 3/4in. (22.2 x 32.4cm)

The ghost of a guinea or the country's surprise! Artist, George Moutard Woodward (1760-1809). Print shows a banker astonished to by a guinea coin with King George III on it. The banker says, 'Surely my eyes do not deceive me - it certainly must be a guinea, I declare I have not seen such a thing since I have been in the Banking Line - Mercy on us - it may perhaps be one of the new ghosts that go about - if thou beest a real guinea do drop in my till, and let me hear thee chink., February c.1804.

French Liberty - British Slavery, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1792, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

The Acquittal, or Upsetting the Porter Pot. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (24.5 × 34.2 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Date: June 20, 1806. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Ward of Chancery, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1792, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 5/8 x 14 1/2in. (24.4 x 36.8cm)

Pillars of the Constitution February 1, 1809 James Gillray British. Pillars of the Constitution 391832

French Liberty and British Slavery. Dated: 1792. Dimensions: plate: 24.4 x 35.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 25.9 x 36.2 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/4 in.). Medium: etching, hand-colored with watercolor by the publisher, on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JAMES GILLRAY.

Mr. de Robert Macaire Restaurateur. Dated: 1836. Medium: hand-colored lithograph on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Honoré Daumier and Edouard Bouvenne.

Cracking a Joke November 15, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. Cracking a Joke. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 15, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

A rustic man arriving home drunk. His wife greets him with a candle and a stick. Home! Sweet Home! 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.

Fashionable - Jockeyship, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1796, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 13 1/8 x 9 11/16in. (33.3 x 24.6cm)

An undertaker visiting a sick man in the hope of gaining a new client. Coloured etching after R. Newton.

The little dum. coming to announce to Mr Pethion Mayor of Paris / The arrest of his friend Mr de lesart, and crying like a white veal (IT)

Substitutes for Bread;-or-Right Honorables, Saving the Loaves, & Dividing the Fishes December 24, 1795 James Gillray British. Substitutes for Bread;-or-Right Honorables, Saving the Loaves, & Dividing the Fishes. James Gillray (British, London 1756-1815 London). December 24, 1795. Hand-colored etching. Hannah Humphrey (London). Prints

J'ai acheté ce terrain à un franc...et je le revendrai.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Help ! Mr. Pamphile, I feel a rat! ..... a rat !! / (12)

The Popular Candidate Surrounded by his Friends, Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, 1801, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 x 13 1/2in. (22.9 x 34.3cm)

Fashionables of 1818. George Cruikshank; English, 1792-1878. Date: 1818. Dimensions: 200 × 345 mm (image); 213 × 357 mm (sheet). Hand-colored etching on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Recipe to perish cellar rats (IT)

What hangs him on the nose !!!!!!!!

Jack, hove down - with a grog blossom fever , Walking, Running,Boxing, Game bird hunting, Concerts. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The loss of Eden, - and Eden, lost. , Politics & government, International relations, Commerce, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801, Auckland, William Eden, Baron, 1744-1814

Soiuzniki vozstanavlivaiut Frantsiiu Allies restore France, satirical illustration. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division

A Meeting of Monopolizers, or the Good Effect of Peace, Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, 1801, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 3/4in. (23.5 x 34.9cm)

Terrour or Fright. Artist: After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 11 5/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.7 × 22 cm). Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions. Date: January 21, 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Acute Pain (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions) January 21, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson British. Acute Pain (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions) 376335

My museum of sovereigns // Charles IX / 4

British Servants, with Honesty and Fidelity - Against French Servants, with Perfidy and Impudence! (Four vignettes), Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, 1795, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 1/2 x 27in. (19.1 x 68.6cm)

John Kirby Baldrey, active 1750-1821, Thou Art Weighed in the Balances, and Art Found Wanting, 1788. Etching, hand-colored.

He born broke. (IT)

Old Maids dreaming of the Monster, Published: William Holland, 1757-1815, British, 1790, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 7 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (18.4 x 29.8cm)

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