Titianus redivivus;-or-the seven-wise-men consulting the new Venetian ...
Allegorical British satire on the 'Venetian secret', or the secret of Titian's coloring, which Mary Ann Provis discovered, showing woman painting a goblin-like bearded figure intended as Titian, above group of ... More
De ridder der Louisen doende de revu over zyne troupen / Schwalbach by...
Print shows, on the left, Louis, the Duke of Burgundy, identified as Louis Le Petit, sitting at a table outside a tent. In his right hand, he appears to be holding a Louis d'Or coin, and with his left hand he h... More
Louis d'Or au soleil - Engraving, Public domain image
Print shows Louis XIV sitting next to a table, head resting on his left elbow which rests on his left knee; he is asleep, though his right hand rests on money bags lying on the table with some loose coins. He w... More
Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of the...
A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket ... 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
Louis d'Or - coin, public domain photograph
Print shows Louis XIV sitting at a table, resting on his left elbow. He appears to be asleep, but may be reading a letter, "Mon Cousin...recompense de Ure service ...", lying on the table with two money bags an... 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
Flagellation / L'Agneau inv. ; June sc., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a man stepping through a door on the left to witness a woman with a handful of birch whipping the exposed buttocks of an elderly gentleman who appears to drive much pleasure from the punishment he i... More
Harris's list; or, Cupid's London directory / R. Newton del. ; etch'd ...
Print shows a man with a copy of "Harris's list" open to the page for "Miss Love" standing in front of Miss Love's establishment; there is a young woman standing at the door, one leaning out a first floor windo... More
Het lusthuys van Pater Peters, en de Jesuwijten en Munniken, ontdekt d...
Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre, Jesuits, and monks, where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth, Fury, and Vanity. Priests engage in la... More
Arlequin sur l'Hippogryphe a la croisade Lojoliste Armée van den heyli...
Print shows Louis XIV as the harlequin, with pegged leg, riding on the "hippogryphe" or jackass, leading a holy crusade. He wears a large biretta that also fits over the head of James II sitting behind him; the... More
The damnation of Obadiah / H.W. Bunbury delin., 1772 ; J. Bretherton, ...
One of a series of illustrations to Tristram Shandy showing Dr. Slop holding book containing the form of excommunication, and pointing at Obadiah who is disappearing, one leg and his back alone being visible. B... More
The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...
Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More
Blind plaintiff, lame defendant share [...] / Dobson pinx. ; I. Simon ...
Two handicapped persons each receiving half of an oyster shell from a lawyer while he consumes the oyster. Caption verse continues: The friendly laws impartial care / A shell for him a shell for thee / The midd... 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).
Ridotto al' fresco, or the humours of spring gardens, British Cartoon ...
Caricature of lords, ladies, jesters, etc. in garden. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
A Race from Preston Pans to Berwick, British Cartoon Print
Print shows General Sir John Cope and two other British officers riding to the gates of Berwick and announcing the defeat of British forces at Prestonpans by the Scots under the leadership of Charles Edward Stu... More
The Highland visitors / Van Guzzel delin. ; Van Duivel Kind, sculp., B...
An open space in a country town where "The Post House" is at the sign of "The Old Crown, kept by George King with ye best of Usage". Highlanders are plundering and abusing the inhabitants in all directions. A d... More
The assemble or conversation a la mode / Hune scp., British Cartoon Pr...
Well-dressed English people socializing. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).
A poor man loaded with mischief, or matrimon[y] / drawn by Experience ...
Print shows a man chained to wedlock carrying a woman on his back, her breasts exposed, she holds a cup labeled "gin" and toasts "My Bucks Health", and according to a pig in a pen, "She is as Drunk as David's S... More
Beautys lot - Public domain portrait engraving
Head-and-shoulders skeleton of a woman with a large, elaborate hairstyle. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Hair, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Sk... More
The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. [Whitefield] t...
A satirical letter, rendered in rebus form, supposedly from Evangelical Methodist minister Dr. George Whitefield to playwright Samuel Foote. In his 1760 play, "The Minor", Foote mimicked Dr. Whitefield, causing... More
English credulity, or the invisible ghost, British Cartoon Print
A satire referring to the "Cock Lane Ghost" shows the interior of a bed-room crowded with men, some church ministers, one possibly Oliver Goldsmith, commenting on the "Cock Lane ghost". Two small children lie i... More
A New humorous song, on the Cherokee chiefs Inscribed to the ladies of...
A broadside comprising seven verses in letterpress below an engraving, representing three Red Indian Chiefs in their national costumes; these men are named, "The Stalking Turkey", "The Pouting Pidgeon", "The Ma... More
The Auction; or modern conoisseurs, British Cartoon Print
Print depicts a group of fashionable ladies and gentleman attending an an auction. The two porters exhibit a picture turned upside down, but the audience does not notice. Cartoon published in The Oxford Magazi... More
Philip Dawe - The enraged macaroni / Phil. Dawe invt. et fecit.
Woman fish vendor holding fish in face of dandy who is pulling knife from sheath, as another woman, in window behind him, cuts his hair. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congerss).... More
The battle of the cataplasm / H.W. Bunbury, delin. ; J. Bretherton, f....
One of a series of illustrations to Tristram Shandy showing Dr. Slop and Susannah exchanging abuse. Dr. Slop stands, with his wig burning, about to throw cataplasm in Susannah's face. Susannah stands behind the... More
Irish peg in a rage. Make good the damage you dog, or I'll cut away yo...
A macaroni, or an exquisite of c. 1770, walking past a burly and irate old Irish vegetable seller, upsets her mug of beer on the pavement. On this she seized him by the monstrous tail attached to his toupée, an... More
The overthrow of Dr. Slop / H.W. Bunbury, delin. ; J. Bretherton, f., ...
One of a series of illustrations to Tristram Shandy showing Obadiah mounted on coach-horse at full gallop attempting to pull up his horse. On the ground is Dr. Slop's pony. Behind the pony is Dr. Slop lying on ... More
William Austin - [The Duchess of Queensberry and Soubise], British Car...
A fencing match between a Black man and the Duchess whose face is concealed by a fencing mask. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5120.... More
What is this my son Tom
"Honest farmer" with adult son who has large, elaborate hairstyle and stylish clothes. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Hair, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art... More
Oh heigh oh--Or a view of the back settlements
Rear view of woman with large, elaborate hairstyle. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited: Hair, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Sarat... More
The Englishman in Paris, British Cartoon Print
Print shows an Englishman, only recently arrived, still wearing his hat, standing just inside the entrance of the home of a Frenchman at dinner time. He is eating the goose which he has taken off the serving pl... More
An high wind in St. Paul's Church yard, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a street scene outside a print shop on a windy day as pedestrians struggle against the force of the wind. Handwritten title from item. Alternate title from: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the B... More
The vision, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a young man, possibly William Pitt, the younger, being visited by a ghost from the grave, possibly the elder William Pitt, who has come "to warn thee against thy impending fate - Beware of Prerogati... More
Lawyers in term / designed by Necessity ; executed by Rapacity., Briti...
Print shows lawyers for the defendant on one side and lawyers for the plaintiff's case on the other side of the defendant tugging at his clothing which is labeled with various legal terms. Elements or "part of ... More
The parson's cow, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a farmer's family gazing in amazement as their cow returns with another in tow; the parson stated "that God gives two for one at least" so the farmer gave up his strong, healthy cow to the parson in... More
Reformation, or their worships grubbing up a skittle ground, British C...
Print shows three men trying to pry a skittle board from the ground using bars labeled "Justass" and "Mo-Ral-I-Ty"; a pick labeled "Proclamation" lies on the ground nearby with balls and pegs, and from over a f... More
The poor blacks going to their settlement, British Cartoon Print
Print shows the Prince of Wales and several British ministers (Burke, Fox, North, George Hanger, and possibly Sheridan) portrayed as poor Blacks, shabbily dressed and being driven toward debtor's prison depicte... More
The return of poor Sam Stern and his supporter to the T--y, British Ca...
Print shows a man sitting upon and facing the rear of a donkey on which is a blanket with crest and the motto "honi soit que mal y pense" and a key hanging from its neck. The man says, "In April 82 I was all as... More
The sweet delights of love / F.G. Byron, Esqr. delt., British Cartoon ...
Print shows a depressed-looking husband seated between a baby in a cradle and a complaining wife, as smoke billows from the fire on the right and a bill collector(?) enters a door on the left. Caption continue... More
The paddy's at dinner with Puddinghead [the Regent], British Cartoon P...
Print shows George, Prince of Wales, seated at a table eating and drinking with several bulls, the "Paddys", a reference to the Prince's Irish supporters, of whom two wear crowns. The illness of George III (178... More
Abolition of the slave trade, or the man the master, British Cartoon P...
Illustration shows the reversal of roles for slaves and slave masters, with former slaves now in the role of the slave master. No known restrictions on publication. Forms part of British Cartoon Prints Collect... More
Pro forma, or an examination in the public schools at Ox-d for a degre...
Print shows three Oxford(?) students seated in the center with perplexed expressions on their faces, from right and left professors address them; in the foreground, a dog urinates on a text open to Aristotle. ... More
Isaac Cruikshank - Diversions of Hatfield, British Cartoon Print
Five men taking part in an archery contest. The target is placed on a tree in the form of a woman, branches being upraised arms. On the right, beyond the target, is Lord Salisbury. Engraved by Isaac Cruickshank... More
The Tories and the Whigs pulling for a crown, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George, Prince of Wales, seated on a throne in the background waiting the results of a tug-of-war over the crown (and regency for the Prince) between the Tories represented by Edward Thurlow and Wil... More
Noah's Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, B...
A British satire on Charles Stanhope's Toleration Bill of 1789 which was an attempt to remove the yoke of religious obligations on persons seeking public office (cf. Test and Corporation Acts). Despite the fact... More
Magisterial vigilance, or the picket guard civilly clearing Cornhill o...
Guards driving away women selling apples. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
A word of comfort, British Cartoon Print
A British satire on the efforts of Charles James Fox to get the Test and Corporation Acts repealed. Joseph Priestley, preaching, speaks for the concerns of the clergy, stating their opposition to "Reynard and A... More
A Birmingham toast, as given on the 14th of July by the--revolution so...
Print shows Charles James Fox seated at center of a table and raising his glass, "My Soul & Body, both, upon the Toast," to a toast offered by Joseph Priestley, who stands at left holding up an overflowing chal... More
Modern hospitality, or A friendly party in high life, British Cartoon ...
Print showing Lady Archer, the Prince of Wales (later King George IV), the Countess of Buckinghamshire, and Charles Fox engaged in a game of faro as spectators observe. "A scene at a faro-table; part of the ta... More
French liberty, British Cartoon Print, engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows, on the right "Liberty is torn from her Temple by a hired band of Ruffians bound & going to be Sacrificed to the rage of these Ignorant People; ..." and on the left, artists and artisans, a mother w... More
Contrasted husbands / Rd. Newton 1795., British Cartoon Print
Print shows one husband with pipe in hand and a rod raised ready to strike his wife, her arms raised to defend herself, a dog tugs at the man's coat; and another husband who is on his knees begging for mercy(?)... More
Billy's poll-tax; or, King's place all in an uproar!, British Cartoon ...
Print shows two bare-breasted women in a boudoir, one appears to have been fixing or powdering the hair of the other who sits before a mirror; a box of hair powder has fallen to the floor spilling its contents;... More
College fun, or quizzing the proctor, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a young student, at the instigation of two older students standing nearby, pinning a notice "From all Vain Glory and Hypocracy [sic], Good Lord Deliver us" onto the back of a rotund proctor who is r... More
Tippies of 1796 / R. Newton del. et fecit., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a man and a woman wearing the latest fashion in hats. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The danger of crim con! / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a couple engaged in a "crim[inal] con[versation]"; the woman, seated on a chair, inclined toward a man seated next to her, her hands around his right arm; she says to him, "The good Man is gone a lo... More
New morality; or The promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Th...
Print shows French politician and Theophilanthropist Louis Marie la Révellière-Lépaux standing on a three-legged stool perched upon a stone dais reading Religion de la N[ature] to surrounding caricatures of peo... More
Member of the riding house at Paris, delivering an harangue from the s...
Print shows a member of the new French aristocracy wearing a Phrygian or Liberty cap with circular emblem (Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité) riding on the back of a French citizen; he implores, "Messrs. of the me... More
Isaac Cruikshank - That accounts for it / I.C., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a number of men and women each with a particular problem that seems to be troubling them, they contrive a solution which leads to the remark, "that accounts for it." "Folio's of caracatures lent ou... More
Chips of the church!! / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows two men stopping to chat while walking through the countryside. The one on the left says, "O yes, made my debut Sermon last Sunday, hit them off to a nicety - charm'd the whole Parish! Set the old W... More
A return from a march or a false alarm in a country village!! / Woodwa...
Print shows a group of British citizens mustered in response to an alarm that the French were attacking England which proved to be false; they complain of soiled, torn, or lost clothing, and one reads a list of... More
The rival managers. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Britis...
Print shows Prime Minister William Pitt and Richard B. Sheridan arguing while seated at a table. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
A peep into Brest with a navel review! / drawn & etch'd by R. Newton.,...
Print shows a man with lorgnette staring at two women wearing large hats and dresses with necklines that plunge to the navel, exposing their breasts. Paper (b&w copy only) watermarked: JWhatman. Forms part of:... More
Mistaken abilities / Woodward del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows several individuals, each believing they are better suited to a particular occupation other than the one they are currently engaged in, such as a farmer that wants to be a doctor or an attorney that... More
Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoo...
Print shows three villagers transporting a parson, a doctor, and a lawyer to another parish to cries of "Huzza" from other villagers. "Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening." Forms part of: British Ca... More
Erin go bray, British Cartoon Print
Print shows "an Irish field officer on his charger," or an Irishman holding a lance, sitting on a donkey which is braying "O how I long for a union with the English Bull, ay by my soul or the English Cow, or th... More
British vessels. Described for the use of country gentlemen, British C...
British cartoon showing seven women, with different shapes and different types of clothing described as ships. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection ( Library of Congress)
Tales of wonder! / Js. Gillray, inv. & ft., British Cartoon Print
Print shows three women sitting at a round table listening intently to a fourth who reads from The Monk by M. G. Lewis, one volume of which lies beside her on the table. (Source: George) Catalogue of Political... More
Pharoah's fat kine - pharoah's lean kine / IC., British Cartoon Print
Print shows, on the left, in England, two corpulent, jovial men and an equally rotund woman providing them with drink, possibly sherry, and on the right, in France, two listless, thin, bony women sitting on sof... More
Consular coachmanship!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four "unruly" horses, two are labeled "A Jacobin" and "A Royalist"; Napoleon, having been tossed onto the back of a bull, probably repr... More
A return from an invasion, or, Napoleon at a nonplus / JN., British Ca...
Print shows Napoleon I coming ashore at Calais, France, defeated at every turn, without men and ships, to face the ridicule of fisherwomen, the governor, a French soldier, and an English sailor who says, "Take ... More
St. James's volunteers firing at a target at Kilburn Wells, British Ca...
Print shows British soldiers shooting at a target with Napoleon's picture on it; he wears an oversized hat and carries a large sword. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
The washing-tub expedition, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I wearing an oversized hat and holding a large sword leading a French fleet of washing tubs filled with French soldiers in an invasion of England. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Co... More
To his royal highness Fredrick Duke of York, this plate of Satan holdi...
Print shows Satan holding a balance to which, on one end is attached a hot-air balloon with a bishop, possibly the Duke of York, and another man standing on top, its lightness has skewed the balance to end over... More
Consular games - the game of brag - the game of hazard / Woodward del....
Print with two scenes, "Brag" shows Napoleon I wearing an oversized hat and holding a large sword exhorting his troops to follow him in an invasion of England; "Hazard" shows the French fleet destroyed and Napo... More
L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand co-operation meeting at St. Ann's ...
Print shows a reception given by Charles James Fox and wife for various groups and friends of the Prince of Wales, all opposed to the government. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Divisio... More
The ugly club / Van Assen del. et sculp., British Cartoon Print
Two men, one with a very large nose, and the other with no nose at all, standing on stools, facing each other, in front of other disfigured men around table, at Williams's Tavern, Liverpool. Forms part of: Brit... More
Tiddy-Doll, the great French gingerbread-baker; drawing out a new batc...
Print shows Napoleon standing before a large "New French Oven for Imperial Gingerbread" drawing out a freshly baked kings labeled "Bavaria, Wirtembg, [and] Baden." On the left, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Pér... More
National contrasts / Woodward delt. ; W.S. scpt., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows a ragged member of Napoleon's army boasting about the success of "de grand Empereur" to a robust Englishman labeled "Rule Britannia" who blows a puff of smoke in the soldiers face. Forms part of: B... More
An exact representation of the principal banners and triumphal car, wh...
Print shows three men with banners leading a four-horse team drawing a carriage with a statue of Britannia holding a staff topped with a liberty cap, two fasces on a low platform, and Sir Frances Burdett sittin... More
Cobbett at court; or, St. James's in a bustle (extracted from No. III ...
Signature "G. Cruikshank" below image. No. "30" bottom right. Print not listed in the British Museum Catalogue. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Farmer Giles & his wife shewing off their daughter Betty to their neig...
Cartoon showing plump girl playing piano. Her parents gloat nearby while others appear less interested. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the l...
Print shows two scenes of practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends and two scenes showing the costume of the locals of Hogs Norton. Filed in: Caricature magazine of London (286-310), no. 303. Catalogue o... More
Mr. and Mrs. Bull reflecting on the taxes, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a domestic scene with a man and a woman sitting at opposite ends of a table which is set for tea, ale, and port consumption; Mrs. Bull is complaining about Mr. Bull's tendency toward "guzzling," to ... More
"A little music"--or--The delights of harmony / Js. Gillray., British ...
Print shows at center in a parlor a man playing a flute, he steps on a small dog's tail causing it to yelp, on the right a young woman is playing a pianoforte with some intent as a man holds her music book open... More
The arch dutchess Maria Louisa going to take her NAP, British Cartoon ...
Print shows the young Archduchess Maria Louisa, second wife of Napoleon, in a bed which is too short for her with Napoleon discussing the accommodations. Teggs Caricatures No. 3. Price one shilling coloured. F... More
Lumps of pudding / H. W. Bunbury, Esqr., delin. ; etch'd by W. Heath.,...
Print shows 36 people at a country dance, wearing typical dress, though some women have elaborate head pieces. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in ... More
A milling match between decks, British Cartoon Print
Two sailors, tied to a chest suspended between their legs, are about to begin boxing; several other sailors and some loosely attired women observe the match. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (... More
Merry making on the regents birth day, 1812 / G. Cruikshank., British ...
Print shows George, the Prince Regent, dancing and drinking at a lavish party with the wife of a man who sits with a dejected look on his face and holding a sheet of paper "Order of the day" which lists "Breakf... More
Suspension of the habeas corpus, British Cartoon Print
Print showing John Bull suspended by his feet between two columns labeled "Lords" and "Commons." Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Cross examination of a witness in a case of crim con, British Cartoon ...
British cartoon showing lawyer saying, to woman, "The lady cried out murder you say - now madam - look at his lordship and tell me on your oath - did she cry out, murder? - or further? - answer that question." ... More
Monstrosities of 1818 / G. Cruikshank fect., British Cartoon Print
Print shows unusual clothing styles in men's and women's fashions, particularly dresses and hats. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
A high wind in the park! / J. Baker fect., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a strong wind blowing down men, women, and children, catching up dresses, hats, and umbrellas, and tearing limbs from trees. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Humming-birds--or--a dandy trio / J.S. [Sheringham] Esqr. del. ; G. Cr...
Cartoon showing three fashionable dandies singing and playing instruments in a well-furnished room. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).
The Kremlin in commotion - or - the Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic...
Print shows King George IV fallen to the floor, he clutches his stomach, near him are a "Plan for Divorce," a decanter and cup, cards and dice. In the background sits his estranged wife Caroline about to be cro... More
Characters in the new piece now poforming [sic] at the Theatre Royal C...
Print shows 16 vignettes regarding the collection of evidence, the infamous "green bags" documenting the affair between Caroline and Bartolomeo Bergami, for the attempt by George IV to divorce his wife. Forms ... More
A royal brewery, or how to cook a wife, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George IV, "a conning stoker," of some "Mischief brewing," stirring up the "Flames of Persecution," with "vengeance," saying, "If this trial fail I'l brew no more." Behind him is a vat "Filthy compo... More
Panorama of the times, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a man, the celebrated juggler, standing on a stage greeting the audience, sitting at his sides are two hurdy-gurdy players, one on a box labeled "Money Box" and the other on a box labeled "Quack Med... More
The cunning and happy family / J.L. Marks, fect., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows Lady Conyngham sitting on a sofa with George IV sitting on her lap, kissing her, they are flanked by Conyngham's daughters, Lady Elizabeth, on the right, and Lady Maria, behind the sofa, on the left... More