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Victorian Satire and Caricature

A collection of humorous and satirical illustrations depicting domestic life, musicians, and barber scenes with exaggerated expressions and vibrant colors.

The hopes of the fammily : Or Miss Marrowfat at home for the holidays , Musicians, Butchers, Dogs, Meat. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
The hopes of the fammily : Or Miss Marrowfat at home for the holidays , Musicians, Butchers, Dogs, Meat. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
244 assets in this story
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George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, A Family Likeness, undated. Watercolor and gouache with pen, brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly texured, cream wove paper.
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Scene picture from Adelheid, the persecuted Wittib or the good-natured dungeon, parody of Nestroy theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, nd year, No, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist
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The bassoon with a French horn accompanyment , Sleeping, Beds, Snoring, Cats. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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Béguins and begins. / What was happening to Picpus before March 18th. (IT)
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Itinerant butcher carving a joint of meat while dogs and cats attack his wheelbarrow. Handcoloured woodblock print after an original painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) from Andrew Tuer's "London Cries: with Six Charming Children and about forty other illustrations," published by Field & Tuer, London, 1883.
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Dr Syntax making his will. Servants leave the room so that he can speak with his lawyer in privacy. Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson for William Combe 'Tours of Dr Syntax', London, c1816. Aquatint
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Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.
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Edward Williams, c.1750-1800, Law Terms: Ejectment (Plate 2), 1823. Etching, hand-colored.
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Courting by telephone across Paris. Robida's idea of one of the results of the invention of the telephone. From A Robida 'Le Vingtieme Siecle' Paris 1883.
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With respect and admiration, or must see Deez 'plate, / the reason thereof l'Eve youth, I will unfold you. Leaf with a major representations of a printing company (possibly from Laurens Jansz. Coster). Links two men with fonts, centrally a man who operates the printing press and to the right two men who are printed sheets to edit. On top Of only printed sheets about beams to dry. In the undermaster a caption in four columns. Numbered at the top right: No. 116.
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News 61 / Well! My brave general, do you believe that this poor republic will kill the bad shot that we have ...
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Love and dust , Laborers, Courtship. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gerard Grandville, 'Les Metamorphoses du jour' 1829.illustration from a famous series of political caricatures
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The Tale of Dick Whittington, circa 1900, by All British T Series.
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Down with kings! / Street Refrains N ° 4
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Viennese scenes and popular employment , sheet , Une fruitere de la Ville, et une venduse des limaçons, un valet de cuisine et une servante á vienne, The Stadt_öbstlerin, a Schnekenweib, along with a house servant and a maid in Vienna, -, publishing house
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Sir John Barleycorn, Miss Hop, (and their only child) Master Porter , Grains, Hops, Beer, Brewing industry, Barrels. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, A Modern Cherub, - Vide Peters, 1791. Etching and aquatint, hand-colored.
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Thailand/USA: 'The Siamese Youths - After a Few Years Residence in England'. Satirical cartoon by William Heath, Editor of 'The Looking Glass', 1829
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A Modern Cherub, - Vide Peters, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1791, Etching and aquatint, hand-colored, Sheet: 4 1/4 x 3in. (10.8 x 7.6cm)
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Poor Cupid's done, now, with his darts; it takes Hunt's coal, to fire our hearts. 7 Weybosset St.. Poor Cupid's done, now, with his darts; it takes Hunt's coal, to fire our hearts. 7 Weybosset St.
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Story of *Nell's Coach made good by the Cunning Man. Addressed to the Ducal Conjurer and Dutchess of chamber pot *in The Devil to Pay., William Dent, active 1784-1793, 1791, Etching with watercolor on laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 15 1/2in. (23.5 x 39.4cm)
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Marrons carved. / N ° 8 / City of Paris / It will no longer be delivered per person than thirty grams of horse and three / hundred grams of black bread ./The Pasha / J. Ferry. (IT)
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Valentine - Let me whisper a word to you
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Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, The False Alarm, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.
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French cartoon satirising an encounter with a Prostitute in Empire period France. 1810-1814
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A seated hypochondriac shivering in front of a fire and surrounded by pills. Coloured aquatint by A. Atkinson, 1819.
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Scene 8, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater. Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17 × 21.4 cm). Publisher: Benjamin Pollock (British, 1857-1937). Date: 1870-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The Bassoon with a French Horn Accompaniment Thomas Rowlandson British Publisher Thomas Tegg British May 16, 1811 This is one of two prints that Rowlandson devoted to a snoring couple, using the title to suggest that the man projects a lower sound and the woman a higher. In this 1811 version published by Thomas Tegg, a detailed view of the couple's bedroom enhances the narrative, with the sword and shotgun hanging on the wall suggesting that the man was a soldier who has returned to a country life. In 1803, for William Holland, Rowlandson centered the image on the heads of the two sleepers (see 59.533.888 and 59.533.2018 for the earlier image; and 59.533.1398, and 59.533..2017 for other impressions of this image). View more. The Bassoon with a French Horn Accompaniment. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). May 16, 1811. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776-1846 London). Prints
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Old Mr. Salford was a crab apple of an old gentleman who wandered all day in the Gardens, Scene from Peter Pan
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Men painting naked woman by Thomas Rowlandson, watercolor on paper, 1800-1810, 1756-1827, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 20, 3x29, 3
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A chromolithograph print titled 'The real Scotch polkas without score as danced at the balls and opera houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, &c.' issued between 1840 and 1849 by W.H. Oakes in Boston. The print measures 35 x 26 cm and features an illustration related to the polka dance
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Laughter January 21, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson British. Laughter 376335
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Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1799/1805 - 1877). Le Complement des Etudes (Jadis), 1829. From The 18th Century and Today (Jadis et Aujourd'hui). Pen lithograph with hand coloring.
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George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, Circles of Wisdom No. 1.
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The Secret History of Crim Con, Fig. 2. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (24.1 × 35 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Date: August 18, 1812. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Off barrier. / N ° 4
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Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756 - 1827 ), Butterfly Hunting, 1806, hand-colored etching, Rosenwald Collection
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Slaverers 1799-1800 Thomas Rowlandson. Slaverers. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1799-1800. Etching, hand-colored. Robert Hixon (British, active London, 1794-1817). Prints
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Salt Water and Fresh Water March 25, 1800 Thomas Rowlandson Two scenes on one plate. In the top scene a hefty nude woman is helped frin a bathing maching into the water a younger nude woman and older dressed woman. Within the enclosure there are two partially clothed women. In the background there is a second bathing machine with a nude woman shown falling into the water but held around the waist by another figure.In the bottom scene, within an interior by an open fireplace, a hefty nude man falls back in a wooden tub as he is scrubbed by an older woman. At left a young woman pours in hot water from a kettle onto the man.. Salt Water and Fresh Water. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 25, 1800. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints
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Illustration for the Folk Epic Vasili Buslaev by Ryabushkin, Andrei Petrovich (1861-1904) Regional Art Gallery, Perm 1898 Russia Watercolour on paper Graphic arts Mythology, Allegory and Literature
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La Belle Limonaudiere au Cafe des Mille Colonnes, Palais Royal, Paris. Dated: 1814. Medium: hand-colored etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.
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Woodward, Active 1801-1802, nationality unknown, Prayers & Journals, 1801-1802. Etching, hand colored.
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Livonians or Livs, indigenous people of Latvia and Estonia. Man in a wagon with woman passenger. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.