" "And catch the living manners as they rise." (BM 1868,0808.6351)
(For description see other impression). 7 May 1794 Hand-coloured etching and aquatint
" "And catch the living manners as they rise." (BM J,5.152)
A young man (left) takes with his left hand the right hand of a young woman, who bows towards him, holding her limp skirt delicately between finger and thumb. Both wear burlesqued versions of the newest fashion... More
"- so Skiffy-Skipt-on, with his wonted grace-" (BM 1851,0901.1013)
(For description see other impression). 1 February 1800 Hand-coloured etching
"- so Skiffy-Skipt-on, with his wonted grace-" (BM 1868,0808.6849)
Skeffington skips forward (left to right); his sharp-featured profile emerges, grinning, from a sharp-pointed collar and swathed cravat. His hair is swept forward in careful disarray, which, with his heavy whis... More
"-gentle Manners, with affection mild. "In wit a man, simplicity a chi...
(For description see other impression). 4 November 1798 Hand coloured etching
"-gentle Manners, with affection mild. "In wit a man, simplicity a chi...
General Manners walks in profile to the left, with knees flexed, bending forward, his hands clasped behind his back, a cane under his arm. He wears a round hat, small pigtail, and plain, old-fashioned dress. 4 ... More
"An angel, gliding on a sun-beam into paradice; Milton. (BM 1868,0808....
Mrs. Schwellenberg, enormously fat and heavily laden, supported by small wings, floats or falls head foremost down a broad slanting ray, which extends from a sun with a crown in its centre in the upper right co... More
"And Adam had power over all the beasts of the earth" (BM 1851,0901.21...
A burlesque representation of the duel between William Adam and C. J. Fox on 29 Nov. 1779. Adam (right) dressed as a Highland chieftain, in tartan, with a very short kilt, a target on his left arm, fires a pist... More
"Aside he turn'd for envy, yet with jealous leer mailign, eyd them ask...
Design in an oval. A woodland scene; Shelburne and Pitt seated side by side at a rectangular table (left) draped with a cloth on which are coins and money bags. Fox (right) stands aloof scowling towards them ov... More
"Aside he turn'd for envy, yet with jealous leer mailign, eyd them ask...
(For description see other impression). 12 December 1782 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Elegance Democratique." A sketch found near High-Wycombe" (BM 1851,09...
(For description see other impression). 8 July 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Elegance Democratique." A sketch found near High-Wycombe" (BM 1868,08...
Lord Wycombe, scarcely caricatured, walks to the left, his head in profile, left hand on hip, right on a club-like walking-stick. His coat is curiously cut, his (striped) waistcoat longer and breeches shorter t... More
"Elegance Democratique." A sketch found near High-Wycombe" (BM 1868,08...
Lord Wycombe, scarcely caricatured, walks to the left, his head in profile, left hand on hip, right on a club-like walking-stick. His coat is curiously cut, his (striped) waistcoat longer and breeches shorter t... More
"L'infanterie Francaise en Egypte".-Le genéral L'Asne converted to Ibr...
Rows of French soldiers (left) do infantry drill with muskets seated on the backs of sorry asses (cf. BMSat 9361), with no harness but rope halters. The man in the foreground (the others being concealed by the ... More
"L'infanterie Francaise en Egypte".-Le genéral L'Asne converted to Ibr...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"L'Insurrection de l'Institut Amphibie"-The Pursuit of Knowledge. (BM ...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"L'Insurrection de l'Institut Amphibie"-The Pursuit of Knowledge. (BM ...
Two Frenchmen, who have been attempting to domesticate the crocodile, are seized by the angry beasts. A monster seizes in its jaws the leg of the man who has attempted to ride it; the man clasps halter and whip... More
"Mamlouk, et hussard republicain",- General result of Buonaparte's Att...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Mamlouk, et hussard republicain",- General result of Buonaparte's Att...
A French hussar on a sorry horse flees before a well-mounted Mameluke (cf. BMSat 9272), with a sabre in each hand, who rides him down. The Frenchman (left) turns in his saddle to hold out defensively a sabre wh... More
"Miss, I have a monstrous crow to pluck with you!!" (BM 1868,0808.6370...
A mother and daughter face each other in profile. An elderly woman, heavily moustached and bearded, sits at a small rectangular table, her right forefinger accusingly pointed at a young woman (closely resemblin... More
"Monstrosities" of 1799,-Scene, Kesington Gardens. (BM 1851,0901.987)
Two ladies (left) walk arm-in-arm to the left; a good-looking man, extravagantly dressed, stands (right) legs apart, head turned to inspect them as if they were strange specimens. One, short and fat, wears a ... More
"Monstrosities" of 1799,-Scene, Kesington Gardens. (BM 1981,U.326)
(For description see other impression). 25 June 1799 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt" (BM 1851,0901.510)
A very short and corpulent woman stands full face, her handkerchief is raised towards her face as if to mop it, her left arm is clasped by a man of similar proportions, who kneels in profile to the left, lookin... More
"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt" (BM 1868,0808.6019)
(For description see other impression). 20 March 1791 Hand-coloured etching
"Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt" (BM 1981,U.361)
(For description see other impression). 20 March 1791 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Oh! Listen the voice of love." (BM 1851,0901.999)
(For description see other impression). 14 November 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Oh! Listen the voice of love." (BM 1868,0808.12567)
(For description see other impression). 14 November 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Oh! Listen the voice of love." (BM 1868,0808.12568)
An ugly man (left) kneels (on a spotted handkerchief) at the feet of a plain old maid seated on an upright chair; he holds her left hand, his right is on his breast. She holds up her fan in a way more encouragi... More
"Patience on a monument." (BM 1851,0901.540)
(For description see other impression). 19 September 1791 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Patience on a monument." (BM 1868,0808.6101)
The design simulates a pyramidal monument in bas relief against a stone wall, supported on short Corinthian pilasters between which is an inscription. On the face of the pyramid Lady Cecilia Johnston (see BMSat... More
"Praetor Urbanus;"- Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, precede...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Praetor-Urbanus;"-Inaguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded ...
A grotesque, obese, black Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides (right to left) an ass which, though led procession-ally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs i... More
"Symptoms of deep-thinking." (BM 1851,0901.1023)
(For description see other impression). 25 March 1800 Hand-coloured etching.
"Symptoms of deep-thinking." (BM 1853,0112.1803)
Sir Charles Bunbury, a stout, elderly, plainly dressed man, walks in profile to the left, staring with fierce concentration, one hand on his heart, the other deep in his breeches pocket. He steps on a loose fla... More
"Symptoms of deep-thinking." (BM 1868,0808.6871)
(For description see other impression). 25 March 1800 Hand-coloured etching.
"The feast of reason, & the flow of soul,"-i.e.-the wits of the age, s...
(For description see other impression). 4 February 1797 Hand-coloured etching
"The feast of reason, & the flow of soul,"-i.e.-the wits of the age, s...
Courtenay (right), as the chairman of a tavern club, sits at the head of an oblong table, in profile to the left, smoking. He says to George Hanger, who faces him at the foot of the table: "I say, Georgey how d... More
"The rights of man; - or - Tommy Paine, the little American Taylor, ta...
(For description see other impression). 23 May 1791 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"There's more ways than one." (BM 1851,0901.386)
(For description see other impression). 18 February 1788 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Tirailleur Francais, et Chevau Leger de l'Armée du Pacha de Rhodes"-E...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1799 Hand-coloured etching
"Tirailleur Francais, et Chevau Leger de l'Armée du Pacha de Rhodes"-E...
A magnificently mounted Turk (right) raises his spear to transfix a ragged French soldier who is about to be thrown by the donkey (cf. BMSat 9357) whose ear he clutches. The Frenchman's musket is awkwardly held... More
(Captain Townsend) (BM 1851,0901.1031)
(For description see other impression). 19 May 1800 Etching Public domain photograph of British satirical print, 19th century, politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
(Captain Townshend) (BM 1868,0808.6891)
A thin officer in profile to the left stands on a flagged pavement, his feet splayed outwards, right hand on hip, holding one glove in his (gloved) left hand. He wears an enormous busby and sabre. 19 May 1800 ... More
(Flemish characters.) (BM 1851,0901.659)
No inscription. The original form of BMSats 8382, 8383, both on one plate, BMSat 8382 above, BMSat 8383 below, with no dividing line. The upper part has no sky and the feet only of the crucifix appear. In BMSat... More
(Mr Franco) (BM 1868,0808.6892)
A stout youngish man, fashionably dressed and wearing boots of Hessian pattern, walks in profile to the right, on a flagged pavement. His nose is exaggeratedly Jewish and in the roadway are pigs (left and right... More
(Pitt.) (BM 1868,0808.5867) - Public domain portrait drawing
A caricature portrait of Pitt speaking in the House of Commons in profile to the right. In his right hand is a document: 'Regency Restrictions' (see BMSat 7488, &c.); his hat is under his left arm, his left han... More
(Punch cures the Gout,-the Colic,-and the 'Tisick.) (BM 1935,0522.4.36...
(For description see other impression). 13 July 1799 Hand-coloured etching
(Push-pin.) (BM 1863,0110.135) - Drawing. Public domain image.
(For description see other impression). A proof before all letters. 17 April 1797 Etching
(William Parsons.) (BM 1851,0901.77)
Half length portrait of Parsons the actor, standing in profile to the left, taking a pinch of snuff from a box held at arm's-length. He wears a bag-wig and ruffles, his hat is under his left arm. 4 May 1782 Ha... More
(William Parsons.) (BM 1868,0808.12448)
(For description see other impression). 4 May 1782 Hand-coloured etching
(William Parsons.) (BM J,4.326) - Public domain portrait engraving
Half length portrait of Parsons the actor, standing in profile to the left, taking a pinch of snuff from a box held at arm's-length. He wears a bag-wig and ruffles, his hat is under his left arm. 4 May 1782 Etching
-"Only look at the General Madam!"- (BM 1868,0808.6998)
(For description see other impression). 5 March 1802 Hand-coloured etching
-Coaches. (BM 1868,0822.7118)
(For description see complete impression). . The right-half of a design in two plates, 'Opposition-Coaches' (see BMSat 7323). 20 May 1788 Hand-coloured etching
A back view of the cape. (BM 1851,0901.586)
A fashionably dressed man stands in back view, a round hat in his hand, a bludgeon under his left arm. He wears a tail-coat with a large cape-like collar with revers. Above this appears the high stiff collar at... More
A back view of the cape. (BM 1868,0808.6171)
(For description see other impression). 23 March 1792 Hand-coloured etching
A Birmingham toast, as given on the 14th of July, by the - Revolution ...
(For description see other impression). 23 July 1791 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig. (BM 1851,0901.142 ...
A merry-go-round in violent action, ministers seated on the horses, &c, fixed on a circular platform which is supported on a short central beam. This beam is held in place by three blocks or wedges inscribed ... More
A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig. (BM 1851,0901.142)
A merry-go-round in violent action, ministers seated on the horses, &c, fixed on a circular platform which is supported on a short central beam. This beam is held in place by three blocks or wedges inscribed ... More
A burgess of Warwick Lane. (BM 1851,0901.747)
(For description see other impression). 3 July 1795 Hand-coloured etching
A burgess of Warwick Lane. (BM 1868,0808.6453)
A man walks on tiptoe away from the spectator. He is ungainly, the left shoulder lower than the right, with ill-dressed hair in a small tail. He wears a grotesque cocked hat poised on his head, an old-fashioned... More
A Country Concert;-or-An evenings entertainment in Sussex. (BM 1851,09...
A lady (left) sits at a piano, in back view, playing and singing. Beside her is a man playing the cello. Both sing: "Beviamo tutti tie" [sic]. Two men sit side by side, in profile to the left, one playing th... More
A Country Concert;-or-An evenings entertainment in Sussex. (BM 1868,08...
(For description see other impression). 1 September 1798 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A court Martial,-or a scene at the horse guards. (BM 1851,0901.105)
(For description see other impression). 5 December 1782 Etching Public domain photograph of the board of directors, managers, group of men, portrait, office, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions ... More
A court Martial,-or a scene at the horse guards. (BM 1868,0808.4898)
The court-martial on Lieut.-General James Murray (Nov.- Jan. 1782-3) on charges brought against him by his second-in-command, Lieut.-General Sir William Draper, for conduct in Minorca, before, during, and after... More
A dash up St James's Street. (BM 1851,0901.887)
An officer walks, on a broad pavement, away from the spectator, his head slightly turned to the left, showing his profile. He wears Light Horse uniform, a plumed helmet, short tunic, sash, and long sabre. The t... More
A dash up St James's Street. (BM 1868,0808.6672)
(For description see other impression). 6 December 1797 Hand-coloured etching
A dish of mutton-chop's. (BM 1851,0901.394)
(For description see other impression). 28 March 1788 Hand-coloured etching
A dish of mutton-chop's. (BM 1868,0808.5703)
Pitt, Hastings, and Thurlow sit at a circular dinner-table on which is the King's head in a large dish. The dish is ornamented with a crown and the words 'Mal. y . Pense'. Pitt (left) sits in profile to the ri... More
A duet. (BM 1851,0901.602) - Drawing. Public domain image.
A short fat man (left) dressed as a military officer, clasps the inflated petticoats of a thin woman who walks away from him, looking over her left shoulder, her hand raised in a negative gesture. She is much t... More
A duet. (BM 1868,0808.6191) - Drawing. Public domain image.
(For description see other impression). 14 May 1792 Hand-coloured etching
A French gentleman of the court of Louis XVIth. A French gentleman of ...
An elderly courtier of the 'ancien régime' (left) bows low, in profile to the right, grimacing: 'Je suis voire tres humble Serviteur'. His features are aquiline; he wears a high toupet wig and a large black bag... More
A French Gentleman os the Court of Louis XVIth.-A French Gentleman of ...
(For description see other impression). 15 August 1799 Hand-coloured etching
A French hail storm,- or- Neptune loosing sight of the Brest fleet- (B...
(For description see other impression). 10 December 1793 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A French hail storm,-or-Neptune loosing sight of the Brest fleet- (BM ...
Admiral Howe stands in a boat formed of a gold shell and drawn by two dolphins (as in BMSat 8469) towards the coast, where there is a stone with a hand pointing to Torbay. He covers his eyes with a hand to prot... More
A good-shot;-or-Billy-ranger, the game keeper, in a fine sporting coun...
Grenville (left) stands in St. James's Park in profile to the right, firing a gun with a wide barrel at a group of winged money-bags, &c, flying in the upper right corner of the design, rising on smoke issuing ... More
A good-shot;-or-Billy-ranger, the game keeper, in a fine sporting coun...
(For description see other impression). 1 February 1792 Hand-coloured etching
A Hackney meeting (BM 1851,0901.774)
(For description see other impression). 1 February 1796 Hand-coloured etching
A Hackney meeting (BM 1868,0808.6500)
The two members for Middlesex simultaneously address a meeting of freeholders from a hustings against a building (The Mermaid, at Hackney) which forms a background. Both lean forward in profile to the right. By... More
A lady putting on her cap, -June 1795 (BM 1868,0808.6452)
A lady sits in back view before a tall pier-glass, twisting a piece of drapery round her head. Two young women (right) hold up festoons of the immensely long drapery, the end of which trails across the floor an... More
A lady putting on her cap,- June 1795. (BM 1851,0901.748)
(For description see other impression). 30 June 1795 Hand-coloured etching
A man of importance (BM 1851,0901.982)
(For description see other impression). 16 May 1799 Hand-coloured etching
A man of importance (BM 1868,0808.12524)
Lord Moira, rigid and impassive, stands in profile to the left, right hand on his tasselled stick, left hand on hip, wearing quasi-military dress with looped cocked hat and high boots. Clouds, so coloured as to... More
A March to the Bank (BM 1868,0808.5658)
Soldiers march impassively in double file through a crowded street, and over the prostrate bodies of those whom they have overthrown. Military arrogance and foppishness are personified by the officer, much cari... More
A March to the Bank. (BM 1851,0901.367)
(For description see other impression). 22 August 1787 Etching. Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A March to the Bank. (BM 1851,0901.370)
(For description see other impression). 22 August 1787 Etching. Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A March to the Bank. (BM 1868,0808.5657)
(For description see other impression). 22 August 1787 Etching. Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A meeting of umbrellas. (BM 1851,0901.59)
Three men, each holding up an umbrella, meet and seem to find difficulty in passing. An officer, his hair in a long pigtail queue, walks (left to right), his umbrella held in his right hand and resting on his l... More
A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned. (BM 1851,0901...
Major-General Lord Cathcart stands stiffly in profile to the left. His features are blunt and ugly. He wears court dress with a military cast, heavily gold laced, and a long pigtail. His right hand rests on t... More
A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned. (BM 1868,0808...
(For description see other impression). 11 June 1800 Hand-coloured etching
A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath. (BM 1851,0901.772)
(For description see other impression). 13 January 1796 Hand-coloured etching
A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath. (BM 1868,0808.6497)
Two chairmen carry (left to right) a lady in a sedan chair. The roof is raised and through it projects an enormous ostrich feather, rising from an aigrette and curls, which also extend above the roof. To the se... More
A modern cherub. Vide, Peters (BM 1851,0901.424)
(For description see other impression). 16 November 1791 Etching and aquatint
A modern cherub. Vide, Peters (BM 1867,1012.625)
(For description see other impression). 16 November 1791 Etching and aquatint
A modern cherub. Vide, Peters (BM 1868,0808.6121)
The head and shoulders of a woman, caricatured, in profile to the right, singing with upturned eyes, holding up a paper in both hands. A wing, foreshortened, and very freely sketched, extends diagonally across ... More
A modern elegance. A portrait (BM 1851,0901.731)
A lady, her head in profile to the left, looks sideways at her reflection in a large wall-mirror. She wears a loose high-waisted dress, giving the appearance of pregnancy, her figure defined under its folds. Lo... More
A modern elegance. A portrait (BM 1868,0808.6431)
(For description see other impression). 22 May 1795 Hand-coloured etching
A new administration or the state quacks administring (BM 1935,0522.4....
(For description see other impression). 1 April 1783 Hand-coloured etching
A new administration;- or-the state quacks administring. (BM 1851,0901...
Britannia, in profile to the right, kneels on the ground, bending forward with an expression of angry distress. She supports herself on her spear, the upper part of which rests against her right shoulder. Her s... More
A noble Lord, on a approaching peace, too busy to attend to the expend...
(For description see other impression). 12 March 1787 Etching and aquatint
A noble lord, on an approaching peace, too busy to attend the expendit...
Lord Lansdowne sits at a small writing-table, pen in hand, a number of papers before him. Three Jews (left) stand obsequiously on his right, but he turns with his enigmatic smile towards a French post-boy (righ... More