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Social Commentary Through Art

Sketches illustrating social themes and human interactions, using humor and satire to convey deeper messages about society and behavior.

Original sketch, unpublished, to illustrate 'The Drunkard's Children' or 'The Bottle' , Alcoholism, Poverty, Families. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
Original sketch, unpublished, to illustrate 'The Drunkard's Children' or 'The Bottle' , Alcoholism, Poverty, Families. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
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Scene with smoking and drinking men, Gesina ter Borch, c. 1653, Three soldiers at a table next to a bed with a smoking man., draughtsman: Gesina ter Borch, Zwolle, c. 1653, paper, h 105 mm × w 178 mm
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Scene with smoking and drinking men, c. 1653 drawing Three soldiers at a table next to a bed with a smoking man. Zwolle paper. ink. chalk
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Portique et cariatydes due temple de pandrose a athenes, Grandes vues pittoresques des principaux sites et monumens de la Grèce et de la Sicile, et des sept collines de Rome, Bence, Jacques Martin Sylvestre, b. 1770, Cassas, Louis François, 1756-1827, Etching, 1813
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Claude Mathieu Fessard after Jean Honoré Fragonard, Fragonard and Bergeret with Their Wives Visiting a Tomb in Pompeii, 1781 Fragonard and Bergeret with Their Wives Visiting a Tomb in Pompeii
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Adelaide Claxton, 1858-1905, British, A Present, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted to medium, slightly textured, beige card.
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. On the left a woman and her servant in a dormitory. Two other women walk inside. Two men are discussing on the street.
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People's and religious women Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855-1916). "Women of the people and religious". Paris, museum of romantic life.
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Identification of the portraits in the painting The drawing hall of the Felix Meritis Maatschappij in Amsterdam, Hendrik Willem Caspari, after Adriaan de Lelie, 1822 drawing Identification of the portraits in the painting of Adriaan de Lelie: the drawing hall of the Felix Meritis Maatschappij in Amsterdam (SK-C-538). Omon to the painting with the names of the proposed persons. paper. ink. pencil pen artist (in general) working from live model. academy, association of artists. names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc.. portrait, self-portrait of artist Happy merits. Amsterdam
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Brewer's draymen having a frolic , Delivering, Brewing industry, Practical jokes. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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Gabriel Jacques de Saint Aubin, Ballet from The Rival Fairies, 1748 Ballet from The Rival Fairies
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Esther being crowned by Ahasverus, anonymous, after Pieter Cornelisz. called Art, 1517, intermediary draughtsman: Pieter Cornelisz. genaamd Kunst, draughtsman: anonymous, 1517, paper, pen, h 213 mm × w 202 mm
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Cartoon on the Minister of Colonial Affairs, 1862, 1862 print Cartoon on the Minister of Colonial Affairs G.H. Uhlenbeck in a debate in the Senate of the States General, as Lord jobs for the examiners in the German satirical work 'Jobsiade'. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 26, 28 June 1862. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper Upper House, Senate
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George Romney, 1734-1802, British, The Accusation of Susanna by the Elders, undated. Pen and brown ink with graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.
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Bernhard Rode's artwork illustrates the biblical scene of the Israelites dancing around the golden calf, using gray and brown tones with white highlights.
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Bliżej Kultury Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)
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Cybele and Three Attendants. Artist: Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier (French, Paris, 1748-1831/32). Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 13 5/16 in. (18.3 x 33.8 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Brigand Chief Held Back By a Woman (recto); Sketch fo Two Figures in a Landscape (verso) Artist's working dates 1801-1835 Italy. Graphite (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper . Bartolomeo Pinelli
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The carriage of Prince William III stopped by civilians near Aardrecht (Dordrecht), 29 June 1672, Jacobus Buys, 1734 - 1801, draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, 1734 - 1801, paper, pen, brush, h 150 mm × w 89 mm
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T who, Marius Bauer, 1926 print paper etching dancing. sitting figure Java
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Portrait of the four sisters of Loon, Charles Howard Hodges, 1774 - 1837 drawing paper. chalk historical persons
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A sitting and three standing men, Herman Saftleven, 1619 - 1685 drawing paper. pencil brush standing figure. sitting figure
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In workshop by Thomas Rowlandson, watercolor on paper, 1780s, 1756-1827, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 24x34, 5
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Print, Group in a Landscape; Collaborator: Etienne Joseph Daudet (French, active 1684 - 1719); Edited by Martin Engelbrecht (German, 1684-1756); France; engraving on paper
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Prayer for the Flowering of the Rods 1780-1820 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized), on blue laid paper, tipped on to cream laid paper . Giotto di Bondone
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Philips Flines Portrait, draughtsman: Gerard de Lairesse, (mentioned on object), 1670 - 1675, paper, pen, brush, h 260 mm × w 203 mm
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Christ at Nicodemus, draughtsman: Pieter de Jode (II), 1616 - 1674, paper, pen, brush, h 156 mm × w 179 mm
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Bedroom with two children in a cradle, Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782 - 1837, paper, graphite (mineral), ink, pen, h 136 mm × w 190 mm
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Seeds for sowing for Germany, chart 4 from the portfolio Pro memoria. The Prussian in Poland (1915-1918)". Cotty, Jan (Warszawa ; drukarnia i zakład litograficzny ; 1863-1939), lithography atelier, Rapacki, Józef (1871-1929), graphic artist, Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; wydawnictwo ; 1859-1939), publisher
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Falsehood Is the Cause of All Evil La bugia e causa di tutti mali (recto). Dated: 1835/1845. Dimensions: sheet: 19.8 x 26.2 cm (7 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and ink with wash on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fortunato Duranti.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Dimensions: overall: 12.8 x 18.6 cm (5 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Stefano Della Bella.
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David Playing the Harp. Historical subject. Brown ink with brown wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper. Height: 413 mm (16.25 in); Width: 324 mm (12.75 in). Author: GEORGE ROMNEY.
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Mythological scene (Aeneas fleeing Troy), draughtsman: Aniello Redita, 1550 - 1600, linen (material), pen, brush, h 189 mm × w 338 mm
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Reproduction of a drawing from a fresco depicting a board game, from The Houses and Monuments of Pompeii, by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, Volume II, General Descriptions, Plate III, 1854-1896.
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Anonymous artist created a competition drawing in gray-black ink on yellowed paper with horizontal folds and minor damage.
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Five men in a row at the feet of a giant, c. 1936 - c. 1940 drawing Under two figures and twelve caricatural faces. paper. pencil. chalk head-gear: hat. standing figure. giants, colossi
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Bliżej Kultury Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669), H. Kleinmann & Co Haarlem
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Copy of a Shah Jahan Darbar Scene Indian. Copy of a Shah Jahan Darbar Scene, early 19th century. Ink and washes of color on paper, sheet: 13 x 9 5/8 in. (33.0 x 24.4 cm). Asian Art early 19th century
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Bliżej Kultury Salb, Marcin (fl. 1862 1899), Kulmbach, Hans Suess von (Ca 1485 1522)
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Ostade, Adriaen van, Amsterdam, Ploos van Amstel, Cornelis, Interior with a woman at a cradle, verso - stamped, Interior with a woman at a cradle. The woman is talking to a man who is standing outside at the open window. A child is playing by the fireplace., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 139 mm, width 202 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1726-01-04 - 1798-12-20, print maker, printmaker, 1760 - 1760, paper, papier, transfer, 1610-12-19 - 1685-04-28, intermediary draughtsman
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Dr. Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunters. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/16 × 8 1/4 in. (13.2 × 21 cm). Date: 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Jean Louis Forain, Fainting at the Hearing, 1910 Fainting at the Hearing
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The seated greybeard, Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867, Design for a print., draughtsman: Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867, paper, h 59 mm × w 77 mm
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Artist: John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815, Earl ofMansfield, Chalk drawing on blue paper, sheet: 28.7 × 36.5 cm (11 5/16 × 14 3/8in.), Made in United States, American, 18thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors
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Dr. Syntax Made Free of the Cellar, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Watercolor with pen and brown and gray ink on medium, moderately textured, blued white, wove paper, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 3/8 inches (13.3 x 21.3 cm), alcohol, cellar, dispenser, drinking, food, genre subject, men, pour, steps
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Household of Jan Brandes te Skalseb. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 1788 - 1808. Place: Skälsebo. Measurements: h 210 mm × w 328 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Depiction of a happy meal scene by Josef Danhauser, executed in pencil and watercolor in 1838-1839, showing figures, table, and food items.
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Joseph Nash, 1808-1878, British, Groups of Men and Women in Conservation, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.
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Magnetic Dispensary, Samuel Collings, active 1784-1795, British, undated, Graphite, pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, moderatly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 11/16 inches (16.7 × 22.1 cm)
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Portrait of a mother and child, probably a copy to a seventeenth-century painting. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 41 pages.
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Four Women at a Well in Rome. Genre subject. Watercolor with pen and red-brown and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, blued white, wove paper. Height: 152 mm (5.98 in); Width: 229 mm (9.01 in). Author: Thomas Rowlandson.
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Designs for Vases verso. Dimensions: overall: 17.9 x 25.9 cm (7 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIUSEPPE CADES.
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François Collignon ink drawing depicting officers and soldiers on a landing footbridge with a lake, ships, boats, and a castle tower to the right.
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Lady with a Falcon and Companions. India, Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, 1775 or later. Drawings. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
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Drawing, The Spirit of Piety; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 - 1618); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 7.5 × 10.1 cm (2 15/16 in. × 4 in.)
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Carolus, Duke of Lower Lorraine and Gerberga n.d. Peter Paul Rubens Flemish. Carolus, Duke of Lower Lorraine and Gerberga 347981
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Azulejo Tiles Portugal
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A Choir Singing. Dated: 1784. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lydia Bates.
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Woman raises finger to a woman. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1900 - 1970. Measurements: h 483 mm × w 330 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony: Olympia (page 75), c. 1898. Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951). Book with 47 line blocks (some photo mechanical), hand-colored with stencils; overall: 25 x 32.8 x 1.5 cm (9 13/16 x 12 15/16 x 9/16 in.).
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Album Drawing, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Graphite and pen and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (22.2 × 16.5 cm) and Binding: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)
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The imperial family, Emperor Franz Joseph I, The imperial family folded newspaper wood stitch from Extra insert of the new illustrated newspaper of April , Unknown
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Terkel Kleve (1743-1797); Peter Cramer (1726-1782), the forcing credit. "You don't sleep rich", 1743 - 1797