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Henry Louis Stephens

26 works

Henry Louis Stephens (1824-1882) was an illustrator and cartoonist from the United States. Read more

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Hand-colored caricature of P. T. Barnum's head on a black beetle's body, captioned HUM-BUG, from 1851.

Hum-Bug (P. T. Barnum), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Colored comic title page showing a man's head on a hen's body beside an egg labeled Natural History, by Henry L. Stephens.

The Hen That Hatched This Egg (Henry L. Stephens), Title Page, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of an anthropomorphic rat with a human face and yellow hat beside a wooden fence and grass.

One of the Rats, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a yellow fish with two caricatured human heads among grass, captioned Son Fish and Sucker.

Son Fish and Sucker, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a bird with a woman's head in a green bonnet, perched on grass stems with a hatbox.

Milliner Bird (Minnie Doyle), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a raccoon with a human face and bow tie on a mossy branch with yellow-green leaves.

Same Old Coon (Henry Clay), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman with a deer's body standing on grassy ground, with trees and hills behind her.

Little Dear, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat with a yellow bird's body and wings, standing by a street lamp.

Lark, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a rat with a human face crouched on a wharf beside a lantern and chain, over water.

Wharf Rat, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a brown bird with a human face and collar perched on a branch, captioned Jail Bird.

Jail Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a large fish with an old man's head in a bowler hat and a smaller fish with a young man's head.

Old Shad & Young, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a pink and brown bird perched on a branch, captioned Sun Bird.

Sun Bird (James S. Wallace), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a bird with a bearded man's face perched on a branch, with a small insect-like hybrid with a human

King Bird (Robert P. King and Alexander Baird), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored comic print of a hummingbird with a bearded man's head among willow branches, titled Humming Bird.

Humming Bird (Thomas B. Florence), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a woodpecker's body perched on a branch, with the caption WOODPECKER below.

Woodpecker (William B. Gihon), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of two birds with human faces, one in a plaid shawl and fur coat, among grass and a branch.

Butcher Birds, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a hairy hybrid creature with a grotesque female face above a man in an orange coat on a cliff.

Catamaran and Speel's Owl (Charlotte Chushman and Joseph A. Speel), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a winged vampire creature with bat ears, a wrinkled face, and a pale human face on its chest.

Vampyr, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored caricature of a giraffe with a man's head in a top hat and red shirt, standing on grass beside a tree.

Giraffe (John E. Owens as Jakey), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Colored lithograph of a shark with a man's head and a gudgeon fish wearing a top hat, set against rocks and sea.

Gudgeon and Shark, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of an orange goldfish with a man's head wearing spectacles, with a ship on water behind.

Gold Fish (Francis M. Drexel), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a mackerel with a man's head in a top hat smoking a pipe, lying on a grassy riverbank.

Mac-Arel, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a nighthawk with a human face in a bonnet, with a yellow crescent moon at upper left.

Night Hawk, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a bird with a human face and red headband perched on a branch with a noose, captioned Gallows Bird.

Gallows Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-coloured caricature of a man with bird wings and feathered tail perched on a branch labelled Alms House.

Alms House Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Hand-colored print of a blue bird with a woman's face in a black veil on a branch, and another face in a nest among reeds.

Widow Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

1851

Henry Louis Stephens (1824-1882) was an illustrator and cartoonist from the United States. Henry Louis Stephens was born in Philadelphia and died in Bayonne. Browse 26 works by Henry Louis Stephens from one museum, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata