The OP spectacles / Cruikshank del., British Cartoon Print
Satire showing head of Clifford with two circles representing huge spectacles, "Old house old prices & no private boxes" and "Old house old prices & no pigeon holes," over his eyes. Each circle contains a symme... More
The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More
A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique / Js. Gillray--in...
An elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting his antiquities, all of which refer to his wife, Lady Emma Hamilton and her lover, Lord Horatio Nelson. In the background hang four pictures on the wall: "Cleopatra", ... More
The monstrous hydra, or virtue invulnerable, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt holding a paper labeled "Regency limitations & restrictions" encircled by a hydra labeled "Private Views" with eleven heads, among them Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and one blindfol... More
Pro bono publico - the public cluster in terrorem / WD., British Carto...
Print shows a grapevine twisted about a gibbet from which hangs a pendulous bunch of grapes with the faces of various British ministers, the most prominent being that of Charles James Fox, with Lord North sligh... More
Crossing a dirty street A. Grant, del, British Cartoon Print
"A gentleman (left) hands a lady across the cobble-stones of a street; both are in back view..." (Source: George) Print made by James Gillray after A. Grant (Source: British Museum). Catalogue of Political and... More
A council, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon
"An engraving showing the Privy Council, or that portion of it which was known to include "the King's Friends", seated round a table, on which lie rolls of paper, being petitions presented to the King from "Mid... More
The Orangerie; - or - the Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of P...
William V, Prince of Orange, as a fat, naked Cupid, reclining on a platform of grass and flowers and leaning on a bag of money marked 24,000,000 ducats. In the foreground are a number of orange plants with each... More
A certain cabinet junto / P. Revere, sc., British Cartoon Print
Print shows King George III, speechless (his caption balloon is empty), seated on the right in a high-backed chair at a table, with Lord North seated opposite presenting a paper to the King that states "for the... More
Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Tow...
"Portrait, W.L., of a stout man facing T.Q. to right, looking to left over his right shoulder. His left hand is thrust under his buttoned coat; his right (gloved) rests on a cane..." (Source: George) No. 24. Ca... More
The heroic Charlotte la Cordé, upon her trial, at the bar of the revol...
Print shows Charlotte Corday standing before the judges of the Revolutionary Tribunal with the body of Marat which lying between them. She responds to the Tribunal, "Wretches, I did not expect to appear before ... More
L--d Shel--, begging Monsieur to make piss or p--e, British Cartoon Pr...
Print shows Lord Shelburne holding a chamber pot up to a Frenchman, saying "Monsieur, be so obliging as to make piss with us." The Frenchman is kicking the pot, saying, "By the House of Bourbon, with the war we... More
The fumbler's clubb, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a group of men, a nursemaid and a housemaid admiring a "baby" which is actually a cat wrapped in swaddling. Text under image is satire of man, unable to father children, who thinks a cat is his chil... More
The convention makers, British Cartoon Print
"The interior of a room; a picture called A Convention, depicting the Convention between England and Spain on the Falkland Islands, is falling from a broken cornice inscribed National Honour, onto four prostrat... More
The village barber / H. J., British Cartoon Print
"A barber is dressing the hair of a woman seated in profile to the right ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Depa... More
The Female frizzler, British Cartoon Print
British cartoon showing woman, seated on huge hairdo of another woman, as she works on the hairdo. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Loon na werk 1780, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a large dog (representing England) muzzled and chained being attacked by several men (representing the countries of the armed neutrality league and the allies, a Swede, a Dane, a Frenchman with an u... More
William Humphrey - The modern paradise, or Adam and Eve regenerated. C...
Print showing Adam and Eve, (probably representing the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert), naked except for elaborate wigs, standing by the "Tree of life", surrounded by the trappings of fashionable customs ... More
A lobby flesh-monger treating with a saleswoman for a prime piece, or ...
Print shows a man and a woman negotiating the fee for the services of a young woman standing to the right; they are outside the "New Tea Room" with entrance through an arch labeled "Designed by Avarice ... Exec... More
A touch of the times, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a woman playing cards with a monkey dressed as a man, two figures in masquerade attend to them, above and in the background are a musician, a man and a woman, and a cuckold, also seated is an owl sm... More
The fate of city Rem- - -ces, British Cartoon Print
"An engraving showing George III. seated at a table approached by his son, the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., who, taking off his plumed coronet, says to his father:---"Papa, I want some Paper to make ... More
A comfortable dish of tea in high-life, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two wealthy and fashionable European women sitting in a room with pets including a dog, a cat, a monkey, a squirrel, and birds being served tea by an African servant. Not found in British Museum Cat... More
Hell in triumph or The devil has got his own / Peepo Mellico, scratcha...
Print shows Sir Hugh Palliser, a naval admiral and accuser of Admiral Augustus Keppel following the inconclusive battle off the coast of Ushant in 1778, being pulled off a cliff by demons toward the open mouth ... More
Quinquanpolix, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon
"This engraving is a Dutch satire on John Law of Lauriston, promoter of the Mississippi Company and other bubble schemes of the year 1720; it is No. 21 in vol. i. of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid", a colle... More
Enthusiasm display'd: or, the Moor Fields congregation, British Cartoo...
The print shows evangelical Methodist minister George Whitefield preaching at Moorsfield, London.. He is supported by two females, one holding a mask and labeled "Hypocrisy", the other a Janus-faced "Deceit". O... More
Jefferies, in the character of Atropos, cutting the thread of English ...
Print shows King John seated at a small table outside his tent, signing Magna Carta, behind him stand by two bishops. Four men are pulling a rope, the "thread of English Liberty", which is attached to King John... More
The way to keep him, or the female flagellants attacking the platonic ...
Print shows a smiling man, "platonic love", on one knee as three women beat him with whips made of bulrushes(?); on the wall in the background are two portraits, "The Maid of Drury" and "The Maid of the Oaks." ... More
Consequences of a successful French invasion / Sir John Dalrymple, inv...
French soldiers pillaging and destroying the House of Lords. A guillotine takes the place of the throne and above it hangs a Liberty Cap. A French soldier carries away the mace while others rip and burn the tap... More
A smuggling machine or A convenient cosauway for a man in miniature, B...
Print shows "A portrait of Richard Cosway, R.A., standing under the wide hooped petticoat of a tall lady, his wife, Maria, who puts her arms round him..." (Source: George) Color impression Partially trimmed to ... More
High life at noon, British Cartoon Print
Print shows an interior view of a room in which two men and two women are taking tea; on the left, a man with an extremely long ponytail attempts to prevent the entrance of a messenger carrying a bill from "Lor... More
1588. Deo trin-vni Britanniae bis ultori, In memoriam ..., British Car...
The destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1588, and the detection of the gunpowder plot, 1605. Print contains the irradiated name of Jehovah, under which is a tent with the Devil as president, holding a sealed pap... More
The royall oake of Brittayne, British Cartoon Print
Political cartoon against Cromwell. "Three Republicans cutting down an oak, in the branches of which are suspended the royal arms, crown and sceptre, and so many volumes labelled ... "Biblia Sacra," "Magna Char... More
Op't vernietegen van't genaemde Engels Parlement door Olivier Cromwel ...
Dutch cartoon protesting Oliver Cromwell's reign by showing him as Hercules clad in a lionskin shattering the royal money barrel, symbolically ending the rule of the Long Parliament. By an unknown Dutch artist.... More
Medley print. The jolly broom man's garland, British Cartoon Print
Montage of prints, text, and musical notation includes title page to song book "The jolly broom man's garland;" and small prints of birds, people, architecture, religion, and commedia dell'arte. In unpublished... More
A contented cuckold in the new fashion, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a half-length portrait of a cuckold counting his wealth in the form of jewelry that his unfaithful wife receives as gifts from her suitors; through a window in the upper right corner can be seen the... More
The coffee-house patriots, or news, from St. Eustatia / H. Bunbury Esq...
Print shows interior view of a coffeehouse, presumably in London, where several man of commerce appear disgruntled at the news of the successful campaign to capture Saint Eustatius, a port used by British merch... More
![Oh qui goose-toe! [O che gusto!], British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvb2gtcXVpLWdvb3NlLXRvZS1vLWNoZS1ndXN0by02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "Oh qui goose-toe! [O che gusto!], British Cartoon Print")
Oh qui goose-toe! [O che gusto!], British Cartoon Print
"A companion print to No. 5905. Vestris fils, as in No. 5905, on the same stage, is dancing in a similar pose, poised on his right toe, his back to the audience, looking over his left shoulder smiling ..." (Sou... More
Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the ye...
Detail showing convicts consisting of lords, esquires, and attorneys, in chains, boarding ship, for transport from England to Georgia, under the reign of King George III. Detail of British Museum Cartoon Collec... More
The heroic Charlotte la Cordé, upon her trial,... / Js. Gy., desn. et ...
"The interior of the Revolutionary Tribunal crowded with figures. Charlotte Corday (right) stands at the bar, a raised circular stone platform, her wrists linked by a chain, addressing her judges (left), who li... More
The night mare, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows a scantily clad woman asleep on a bed, a little man sitting on her chest pulling back her see-through covers, as one of her arms hangs to the floor near a chamber pot written on it... "Source of N... More
John Bull fighting the French single handed / P.F.L.B. fecit., British...
Print shows John Bull rapping a French soldier on the head with a cudgel, stomping on a French officer with his right foot, and using his left foot to kick the French nobility out of England and back to France ... More
Buonaparte at Rome giving audience in state / I.Ck., British Cartoon P...
Cartoon shows Napoleon, wearing tattered clothing, seated on a low throne; kneeling before him is a pope placing the keys of St. Peter at his feet as he kicks the crown off the popes head, saying "I say remembe... More
The drunkard's coat of arms, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a coat of arms devised for a drunkard. A poem, entitled "The Drunkard - display'd" is printed below the image. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
![[Robert Powel the Puppet Show man], British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3MTUvMDEvMDEvcm9iZXJ0LXBvd2VsLXRoZS1wdXBwZXQtc2hvdy1tYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/66/webp "[Robert Powel the Puppet Show man], British Cartoon Print")
[Robert Powel the Puppet Show man], British Cartoon Print
"This engraving, which formed the frontispiece to "A Second Tale of a Tub : or, the History of Robert Powel the Puppet-Show-Man..." (Source: Stephens) Title translated: Burlesque referring to the Lord High Trea... More
De verslagen actionist in de stoel met rinkels, overreeden geweest van...
"This engraved satire on the South Sea Company and other bubble schemes of 1720, and shortly before, is No. 38 in vol. i. of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid", a collection of Dutch satires on the schemes in ... More
De eklips der zuider zon doet veele in't duister zitten veroorzaakt do...
"This engraving is a Dutch satire on the failure of the South Sea Company, Mississippi Company, and bubble schemes of Jonn Law and others, 1720..." (Source: Stephens) Title translated: [The eclipse of the south... More
De inventeur der windnegotie, op zyn zegekar, British Cartoon Print
"This engraved satire on the Mississippi Company and other financial bubbles of 1720 is No. 55 in vol. i. of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid", a collection of Dutch satires on these schemes..." (Source: Step... More
The Duke of N- - -tle and his cook, British Cartoon Print
"The scene of this engraving is laid in the Duke of Newcastle's kitchen, where his cook, Chloe, is pointing to the "Proclamation against Papists", and remonstrating with the Duke, "Bégar, me can no rélish dis d... More
The Covt. Garden morning frolick. Gaillardise du Commun Jardin / inven...
"An engraving showing Covent Garden, the church in the background, with its clock at 4:55; the sun-dial on the pillar, as in "He and his drunken Companions", No. 2186, which see for references to other illustra... More
An apology to the town, for himself and the bottle, by J.* Nick-all, B...
"An engraving with three columns of verse in letterpress below it. The former shows a table placed in the middle of a stage-scene for a room; on the table is a quart bottle, in the neck of which is a large funn... More
Whipping John of Islington, British Cartoon Print
Print shows an interior view of a room in which a man holds a bare-bottomed woman with a pained look on her face on his back as another woman holds up the woman's dress and points to her naked backside; a man, ... More
Don Jumpedo in the character of Harlequin jumping down his own throat ...
"An engraving, showing Harlequin, the lower half of his body placed within a sort of pedestal, gradually disappearing down his own throat, his mask appearing above; his legs and much of his body and head are go... More
The prodigals nurse, or modern heir / M. Iackson, invt. ; Boitard scul...
Print shows an interior view of a room in which a dapperly dressed young man, "Booby Squander, Esq.", turns over the deed to the family estate, his inheritance, to a money lender, the usurer "Solomon Thrifty", ... More
No-body--Som-body, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon showing two men, a nobody and a somebody. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).
![[Dancer on stage], British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvZGFuY2VyLW9uLXN0YWdlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Dancer on stage], British Cartoon Print")
[Dancer on stage], British Cartoon Print
"A young dancer, Vestris fils (Vestr' Allard) in the centre of the stage..." (Source: George) [N. Dance?, del. ; Bartolozzi and Pastorini, sculp.]. This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of... More
The harlots nurse, or modern procuress / Boitard sculpt., British Cart...
Print shows an interior view of a room in which a tightly corsetted courtesan admires herself in a mirror as her maid, or procuress, views her from behind. This scene is mirrored by a cat toying with a mouse un... More
The dextrous trimmer or Pool Pill Garlick left in the suds / R. Housto...
This record contains unverified, old data from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1... More
A reply, for the present, to the unknown authors of Villany detected, ...
Print shows Dr. Robert James, inventor of a patent "fever powder," giving his medicine to a sick man as a quack doctor steals the medicine from the doctor's pocket and a ghost denounces the thief. "... Dr. Jam... More
A new Dunciad done with a view of ye fluctuating ideas of taste, witho...
Engraving shows the interior of a room, where Hogarth, "no.1", leans against a table while holding an artist's pallette and a Pantin, or child's scaramouch. Around Hogarth are arrayed, no. 2, "his Genius", no. ... More
A club of artist's, British Cartoon Print
Etching shows four persons seated at a table, a waiter drawing a cork from a jug, and William Hogarth, "A", standing, saying, "Give me some waste paper Jack." Two artists at the table offer him their work to be... More
Britain's Rights maintained; or French ambitions dismantled. Addrest t...
"Britannia, standing upright, holding the staff and Cap of Liberty, addresses "Mars" and "Neptune" as the representatives of Britons..." (Source: Stephens) This record contains unverified data from Stephens. Ca... More
The comparison French Folly opposed to British wisdom / June, sc. ; J....
"An engraving in two divisions; in that on our left a French officer, "1," with a closed letter in his hand and his finger on his lips, walks away from another, "2," who asks for news from him... In the divisio... More
The merry accident, or a print in the morning a chair, a chair, for th...
Print shows the well-known courtesan Catherine Maria "Kitty" Fisher sprawled on the ground after falling off her horse; several men quickly gather at the scene of her misfortune as another on horseback leaps a ... More
(1756). Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Pr...
"A view of a street where an effigy of an unpopular Minister on horseback is conducted to be burned by a cheering mob, with a gallows and a bundle of faggots..." (Source: Stephens) This record contains unverifi... More
The Cato: of 1757. (No. 1) / L da Vinci, invt. et sculp., British Cart...
"Mr. Fox, seated at his desk, meditates on a halter and a deed of "Revrsion--I--d of 2000£. pr An. for me & Mine"..." (Source: Stephens) Imprint from item. This record contains unverified data from Stephens, wi... More
We are all a comeing or Scotch coal for ever / Sawney McAdam, invt. et...
"This etching exhibits the road "From Edinbr. to Londo[n]" and many coaches, carts, and other carriages, going southwards..." (Source: Stephens) [By the Marquis Townshend] Related to event dated 1761 in Stephen... More
The glorius minority in 1763, with the Head of the Majority Blason'd, ...
"An engraving representing a curtain, or "Tappeserie Du Roy", on which are worked pictures and emblems of various subjects, including, on our left, the British Lion furiously storming a breach in the wall of a ... More
Jonathan's Coffee House or An analysis of change alley with a group of...
"An engraving by the hand which produced "Dr. Squintum's Exaltation", No. 4005, showing the interior of "Jonathan's Coffee House", Change Alley, Cornhill, London, a place frequented by dealers in stocks, public... More
Antisejanus Drink deep, or taste not the Porterian Spring., British Ca...
Cartoon shows a full-length portrait of a man (possibly Dr. W. Scott) reading from a book, "The Perils of Poetry." In the background a winged donkey flies over a stream spilling from a barrel, labeled "Trin : C... More
The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British...
Print shows a number of prominent figures in a line dancing, above the dancers is John Wilkes riding behind a witch on a broom, he is defecating on Lord Bute; other dancers include the Prince of Wales, William ... More
Common-wealth - the colossus, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt walking on stilts; the right stilt, labeled "Sedition", points to New York, the left, labeled "Popularity", is firmly planted in London. He uses one crutch, labeled "Pension", for suppo... More
![[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvdGhlLXJlcGVhbC1vci10aGUtZnVuZXJhbC1vZi1taXNzLWFtZXN0YW1wLTBkNzg2ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print")
[The repeal or the funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp], British Cartoon Print
Print shows a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames, with warehouses in a line in the background, one of which is inscribed "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now ship'd for America." George ... More
The triumph of America, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, driving a triumphal carriage in which rides a Native American representing America. The carriage is drawn by a team of six horses, "Royal Oak, Crafty, Weathe... More
A political, anatomical, satirical, lecture on heads and no heads; as ...
Print shows the Earl of Bute holding up a bust of William Pitt as the starting point of his lecture on "Heads and No Heads"; on a table before him and on a shelf to the left are several busts identified by numb... More
The north star. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...
Print shows Lord Bute seated on clouds from behind which project rays of the sun, he holds a cat-o'-nine-tails in one hand, a purse in the other, his feet rest on an open volume of "the Laws of England". To his... More
The Scots triumph, or a peep behind the curtain, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows the entrance to a large building furnished with columns, from which heavy curtains are suspended. In the distance is the dome of St. Paul's to signify that the scene is in London. A coach, which i... More
The machine to go without asses, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III and Liberty riding in a carriage labeled "Magna Charta" as it passes over the Duke of Grafton, the Earl of Bute, Lord Holland, and Lord Mansfield. Design'd & engrav'd for the Political R... More
The conference. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...
Print shows William Beckford rebuking Thomas Harley beneath which is printed a petition containing 14 points, "Instructions given to Sir Robert Ladbrooke, Knt. William Beckford, Esq; the Right Hon. Thomas Harle... More
Frontispiece to the Middlesex Petition, British Cartoon Print
Broadside showing, above three columns of text (comprising the petition), George III seated on his throne receiving several men, one, kneeling before him, presents the petition, on May 24th 1769. Catalogue of ... More
The Chevalier D'--n producing his evidence against certain persons, Br...
Print shows opposing groups of government officials; Chevalier D'Eon, portrayed as an ape, vomits on Lord Bute who stands before other members of the Duke of Grafton's ministry and astride the Earl of Hillsboro... More
High life at five in the morning, British Cartoon Print
Print shows an interior view of a room; a duke has arrived home drunk at 5 a.m. to find his bedchamber occupied by another man. Through the open curtains around the bed can be seen a bare-breasted duchess. On t... More
The ever-memorable peace-makers settling their accounts, British Carto...
Print shows the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Bute, and Lord Holland portrayed as a fox, with the Devil behind him, seated at a table. Lord Holland writes in a ledger labeled "Unacd Millions". Catalogue of prin... More
High life at midnight, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a street scene: five upper class men and women returning home after an evening of entertainment are attacked by a group of lower class men armed with staffs intent on robbery. One of the well dresse... More
Statute Hall, or The modern register office M. Darly, ex, British Cart...
This record contains unverified, old data from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1... More
The city carriers. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British...
Print shows Samuel Turner, Lord Mayor of London, at the head of a procession, alongside Liberty, to present the petition of the Livery of London to the king. Truth rides sidesaddle on a donkey followed by Willi... More
An abridgment of Mr. Pope's Essay on Man / Invented, drawn & engrav'd ...
This record contains unverified, old data from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1... More
The pleasures of the married state / W. Proud del. et sculp., British ...
Print shows a family gathering around a table, the husband, seated, is instructing a son who stands next to him with an open book, and the wife, seated opposite, holds an infant daughter, the children mimic the... More
The courtiers assembled, on hearing the news of the death of the Rt. H...
Print shows a group of ministers seated around a table commenting on the news of William Beckford's death. Depicted are Jeremiah Dyson, John Montagu Sandwich, William Murray Mansfield, Sir Fletcher Norton, Augu... More
The cub's frolic at Holland-House or The pig basted, British Cartoon P...
"The interior of a kitchen. A pig is roasting on a spit (left) in front of a large open fire..." (Source: George) From the Oxford Magazine, vii. 276. This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue ... More
Venison & Claret, or Sr. Humpy. Haunch, Bart. of Glutton Hall, British...
"A W.L. figure standing towards the left looking over his left shoulder. He is stout with an enormously protruding stomach..." (Source: George) V. 2. 22. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in... More
![[Hibernia in distress], British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvaGliZXJuaWEtaW4tZGlzdHJlc3MtMTEwNDVjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Hibernia in distress], British Cartoon Print")
[Hibernia in distress], British Cartoon Print
Print shows Hibernia, a woman representing Ireland, lying on the floor holding a broken harp, Lord Townshend is holding her down with his left foot; on the left, Lord North reaches into a money bag labeled with... More
A macaroni French cook, British Cartoon Print
"A man dressed macaroni-fashion with an enormous looped club but wearing an apron and a conical cap approaches a cooking-stove holding a saucepan in his right hand; with his left he appears to be taking snuff.... More
![To be sold to the best bidder / E. T., invt. [E. Topham]., British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzMvMDEvMDEvdG8tYmUtc29sZC10by10aGUtYmVzdC1iaWRkZXItZS10LWludnQtZS10b3BoYW0tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "To be sold to the best bidder / E. T., invt. [E. Topham]., British Cartoon Print")
To be sold to the best bidder / E. T., invt. [E. Topham]., British Car...
"An auctioneer holding up his hammer in his left hand, stands in his rostrum, a box supported on four legs, and reached by a ladder (left)..." (Source: George) [V. 2. 5.] This record contains unverified data fr... More
Shah Allum in distress, British Cartoon Print
"A design in two compartments illustrating an article in Biblical phraseology, 'The First Chapter of the Book of Kings' and 'The Lamentations'. In the upper part is depicted a meeting of the General Court of th... More
The Parlmt. dissolved, or, the Devil turn'd fortune teller / design'd ...
Print shows Lord North and another minister with the Devil who has conjured a Native male figure, representing America, standing on a prostrate soldier and holding a building, representing Parliament, from whic... More
The Whitehall pump. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Britis...
Print shows Lord North pumping water from a water fountain topped with the head of George III onto the prostrate bodies of Britannia and a Native figure representing America. Several ministers and judges look o... More
The colossus of the North; or the striding Boreas, British Cartoon Pri...
Print shows Lord North, astride a stream flowing from Westminster Hall, standing on two blocks labeled "Tyranny" and "Venality"; flowing down stream are members of Parliament, at the head of the stream stands J... More
A political lesson / J. Dixon invenit et fecit., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a rearing black stallion (possibly representing America) which has thrown its rider (possibly representing England). The rider has struck his head on a mile marker "To Boston VI miles" behind which ... More
The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...
Print shows Lords Bute, North, and Mansfield dancing around a large thistle entwined with a garter ribbon bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"; Mansfield is holding the "Quebec Bill" in his left hand. ... More
The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More