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Hand-colored caricature of a crowded music room with a sleeping man, a flute player, a harpsichord, and a child with a horn.

A Little Music

published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of men singing and drinking wine around a table in a tavern, with a dog and scattered bottles.

Anacreontick's in Full Song

published December 1, 1801

Hand-colored etching of a stout man asleep in a chair, head tilted back, beside a table with a newspaper and jug.

Fast Asleep

published November 1, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a startled stout man in a wig and blue coat, arms raised, beside a fireplace and two cats.

Wide Awake

published November 1, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman and a man in blue coat with striped stockings dancing, the man raising a tankard.

My Poll and my Partner Joe

published April 18, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a carriage stopped at a thatched tavern, with a woman approaching a horse with a poker.

Posting in Ireland

published April 8, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a coach overturning on a steep Scottish mountain road, with sheep, a dog, and a seated shepherd.

Posting in Scotland

published May 25, 1805

Hand-colored print of a man in red uniform on a brown horse with a spotted saddle cloth, raising a riding crop before tents.

A Portrait

published March 17, 1809

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray: a charioteer with a lion and white horse rises through clouds beneath a sun labeled

Light Expelling Darkness,-Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations,-or-The Sun of the Constitution, Rising Superior to the…

published April 30, 1795

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing a secret committee at a table and a crowd gazing at four violent scenes.

Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect Upon Patriotic Feelings

published April 15, 1799

Hand-colored satirical print of a boat labeled The Constitution sailing between a rock and a whirlpool, with struggling men i

Britannia Between Scylla and Charybdis

published April 8, 1793

Hand-coloured satirical print of a chaotic street with revolutionary soldiers, a bull, a guillotine, and a Liberty cap.

Promis'd Horrors of the French Invasion

published October 20, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of human-faced pigs plunging off a cliff into the sea while a farmer with a pitchfork shouts at them.

The Pigs Possessed

published April 18, 1807

Hand-colored four-panel caricature of John Bull's progress from comfort to war, ruin and a maimed veteran's return.

John Bulls Progress

published June 3, 1793

Hand-coloured satirical etching in four panels showing petitioners, a throne, crowds in top hats and cattle, by James Gillray

Patriotic Petitions on the Convention

published October, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded parliament chamber with red-capped figures, scales, money bags and a crown.

Patriotic Regeneration, -viz. - Parliament Reform'd, a la Françoise...

published March 2, 1795

Hand-colored print of a seated Chinese emperor receiving a kneeling European diplomat amid courtiers and gifts in an ornate h

Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin

published September 14, 1792

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray: a kilted man fires a cannon from a rock while a bear rides a boat in stormy seas.

Bruin in his Boat

published June 20, 1806

Hand-colored etching of courtiers and fashionably dressed women gathered in an ornate room beside an open door, by James Gill

The Bridal Night

published May 18, 1797

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray: a robed figure drops a mantle to kneeling men on an altar, facing a winged dark spi

Disciples Catching the Mantle

published June 25, 1808

Hand-coloured satirical print of women dressing soldiers in yellow flannel uniforms in a stone room, with swords and helmets

Flannel Armour; Female Patriotism

published November 18, 1793

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing sans-culottes figures feeding bread to Europe, with labeled regions and John

Sans-culottes

n.d.

Hand-coloured caricature of a French flotilla on a stormy sea, with men straining at a capstan on the right shore.

Spotprent op de Franse plannen voor een invasie van Engeland, 1798

1798

Hand-colored caricature of cormorants with human faces fishing in a stream of new taxes pouring from a cliff face.

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain

published May 9, 1806

Hand-colored print of a reclining winged Cupid beside a gold money sack, with potted orange trees and women figures in clouds

De Orangerie: De Hollandse Cupido, uitrustend van de vermoeienissen van het planten

1796

Etched caricature of a coiled rattlesnake over a mountain landscape, with tent encampments in its coils, by James Gillray, 17

The American Rattle Snake

April 12, 1782

Etching of three caricatured figures eating from a bowl labeled John Bull's Blood at a feast, under a stone archway.

Monstrous Craws at a New Coalition Feast

May 29, 1787

Hand-colored caricature of Alecto and a train of figures, with a recruiting sergeant drumming and enlisting John Bull, by Jam

Alecto and Her Train, at the Gate of Pandaemonium:-or-The Recruiting Sarjeant Enlisting John Bull, Into the Revolutio…

July 4, 1791

Hand-colored caricature of a thin man beside a huge round woman balanced on a wheeled wooden plane, 1792.

A Sphere, Projecting Against a Plane

January 3, 1792

Hand-colored print of a figure seen from behind in a red coat, powdered wig and buckled shoes on a stone pedestal.

From Sir William Hamilton's Collection

May 8, 1801

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray, 1802, showing a seated ruler, a corpulent figure in yellow, and bowing courtiers.

Introduction of Citizen Volpone & His Suite, at Paris.-Vide, The Moniteur, & Cobbetts Letters

November 15, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a mounted officer leading chained, ragged volunteers, with some riding a donkey and a cart.

French Volunteers Marching to the Conquest of Great Britain

October 25, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a plumed figure baking gilded kings in a brick oven, with crowns and coins scattered on the floor.

Tiddy-Doll, the Great French-Gingerbread-Baker; Drawing Out a New Batch of Kings, His Man Hopping Talley, Mixing Up t…

January 23, 1806

Etching of a harlequin figure whirling sparks on stage as astonished spectators react, with a Pic Nic Theatre playbill nearby

Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;-or-Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime

April 2, 1802

Hand-coloured caricature of a wigged man in lilac coat leaning over a chest of money, with a speech bubble above him.

The Bottomless-Pitt

March 16, 1792

Hand-colored 1802 caricature of an older woman in a gilded carriage holding flowers, with a verse below.

A Bouquet of the Last Century

February 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout singing woman in a feathered headdress and white gown, arm outstretched, mouth open.

A Bravura Air. Mandane

December 22, 1801

Hand-coloured satirical print of a rowing boat pursued by a whale with caricatured faces, ships and burning towns behind.

British Tars Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour; the Broad-Bottom Leviathan trying Billy's Old Boat, and the Little…

October 1, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a seated man in a blue coat listening to a singing woman with a feathered hat holding sheet music.

The Bulstrode Siren

April 14, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat holding a torch before a burning building, with bottles at his feet.

Counsellor O.P.-Defender of our Theatric Liberties

December 5, 1809

Hand-colored 1808 caricature by James Gillray of men feasting under clouds, with a castle procession above.

Delicious Dreams! -Castles in the Air! -Glorious Prospects!

April 10, 1808

Hand-coloured caricature of an agitated wigged man gesturing at seated men in a chamber, with speech lines reading ruin and b

Despair

April 8, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in top hat and striped waistcoat leaning on a walking stick, 1799.

Elegance Democratique - A Sketch Found Near High-Wycombe

July 8, 1799

Hand-colored Gillray caricature of robed clergy and gentlemen around a table with an infant in a basket, under gilded candela

L'Enfant Trouvé:-a Sample of Roman Charity!-or-the Misfortune of Not Being Born with Marks of "the Talents"

May 19, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman in pink gown and floral shawl holding a bowl, with a satirical caption below.

Enter Cowslip with a Bowl of Cream. - vide Brandenburg Theatricals

June 13, 1795

Three men in purple robes and tall caps, one gesturing and one holding a green book, in a hand-colored 1798 etching.

French Habits, No. 2 - Les Membres du Conseil des Anciens

April 18, 1798

Hand-coloured satirical print of a tax collector with a ledger at a door, a stout man with a money bag, and children in a str

"The Friend of the People" & his Petty New Tax Gatherer, Paying John Bull a Visit

May 28, 1806

Hand-colored satirical etching of a man in a top hat holding a balance scale and Union Jack, with political text banners.

Improvement in Weights and Measures; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag

December 1, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a large king with a telescope examining a tiny soldier on his palm, with a handwritten speech ball

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver.-Vide. Swift's Gulliver: Voyage to Brobdingnag

June 26, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man with raised sword scolding a kneeling figure, with a feathered officer at right and speech b

The Magnanimous-Minster, chastising Prussian-Perfidy.-Vide-Morning Chronicle April 28th

May 2, 1806

Sepia print of four winged putti in an oval frame, one raising a crown beside a veiled figure, titled The Marriage of Cupid a

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

May 3, 1797

Etching of the muse Melpomene in a long gown reaching toward a net in a sunburst, with storm clouds at left.

Melpomene

December 6, 1784

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in a feathered turban and yellow-dotted gown, with her reflection in a mirror behind her

Modern Elegance, a Portrait

May 22, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a male ballet dancer in striped tights flanked by four female dancers beneath a sun.

Modern Grace; - or the Operatical Finale to the Ballet of Alonzo e Caro

May 5, 1796

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray of many human-faced piglets crowding to suckle a large sow beside a thatched cottage

"More Pigs Than Teats",-or-the New Litter of Hungry Grunters, Sucking John-Bull's-Old-Sow to Death

March 5, 1806

Etching of a woman in a flowing gown holding up a long rose garland against a leafy landscape background.

"No Flower that Blows is Like this Rose"

April 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat, top hat and gloves walking with a cane, by James Gillray, 1799.

Pen-etration

August 6, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a farmer pitchforking human-faced pigs off a cliff into rough sea waves.

The Pigs Possessed:-or-the Broad Bottom'd Litter Running Headlong into Ye Sea of Perdition

April 18, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of two drunken men in top hats stumbling along a lamplit street outside Brooks's club.

Pillars of the Constitution. Three O'Clock & a Cloudy Morning

February 1, 1809

Hand-colored satirical etching of a chaotic parliament chamber with a bird-bodied figure, smoke blasts, and a startled crowd.

A Plumper for Paul!-or-the Little Taylor Done Over; vide-the terrible Effects of provoking a Red-hot Shot from the Br…

March 13, 1807

Pylades and Orestes

April 1, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a Chinese emperor receiving a European envoy surrounded by gifts, balloon and onlookers.

The Reception of the Diplomatique and his Suite at the Court of Pekin

September 14, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of a battle with Spanish patriots, nuns, priests and a British grenadier amid smoke and fallen soldie

Spanish-Patriots Attacking the French-Banditti- Loyal Britons Lending a Lift

August 15, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a loaded British state wagon stuck in mud, pulled by donkeys, with figures shouting for help.

The State Waggoner and John Bull.-or-the Waggon too Much for the Donkeys!

March 14, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of a Punchinello figure blowing a large bubble above a crowd, with gold coins and a theatre building

The Theatrical Bubble; being a new Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politiico-Punchinello in the Art o…

1805

Hand-colored caricature of theatre performers begging at a door before a burning city, with a woman holding a pink purse.

Theatrical Mendicants Relieved - have Pity upon all our Aches and Wants!

1824-27

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a red coat and blue sash dancing a minuet with a woman in a pink gown and tall wig.

The York-Minuet

December 14, 1791

Hand-coloured satirical print of a revolutionary dancing over hanged clergy beside a guillotine and burning dome.

The Zenith of French Glory; - The Pinnacle of Liberty. Religion, Justice, Loyalty, & all the Bugbears of Unenlightene…

February 12, 1793

Engraving of a burning East Indiaman ship amid smoke, with survivors in rowing boats on rough sea.

The Duke of Athol, East Indiaman

February 1, 1785

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat, top hat and tall boots walking sideways with a cane, by James Gillray, 1803.

"The Inexpressible Air of Dignity,-the Incomprehensible je-ne-sais Quoi of Elegance, which Appertains Solely to Men o…

March 9, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of men in an ornate room, with a robed figure and speech banners above.

A Kick at the Broad-bottoms!- i.e. Emancipation of "All the Talents &c" - Vide the Fate of Ye Catholic Bill

March 23, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat standing on a cushion before a mirror and dressing table, with a speech bubbl

Lordly Elevation

January 6, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat and green coat walking past frosty railings beside a Christie's catalogue placa

Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.-Scene, Pall Mall; a Frosty Morning

May 9, 1808

A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned

January 11, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat and powdered wig, dancing with arms outstretched against a green sky.

"-So Skiffy-Skipt On, With his Wonted Grace"-Vide Birthday Ball. See Morning Herald. Jan-y 20th

February 1, 1800

Satirical etching of a seated painter at an easel beside political portraits, with a speech balloon and framed caricatures on

Two Pair of Portraits, presented to all the unbiased Electors of Great Britain by John Horne Tooke

December 1, 1798

Etched caricature of a sleeping man in bed, a devil at the window, and scrolls of charges and pleas above, by Gillray.

Tom Paine's Nightly Pest

December 10, 1792

Oval sepia print of a young child in a wide-brimmed flowered hat with arms crossed, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]

1781

Brown etching of boxer Mendoza in fighting stance, fists raised, before a crowd of spectators behind wooden railings.

Mendoza

April 24 [1788]

Engraved portrait of William Pitt in powdered wig and dark coat, against a hatched dark background, with coat of arms below.

The Right Honorable William Pitt

May 28, 1789

Hand-colored caricature of a clergyman hanging beneath a striped balloon over a crowded Oxford street with onlookers and a do

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo-Virgil, Geor:

August 8, 1810

Gillray etching of turbaned men with a Koran and a tablet labeled Imposture de Mahomet, beside an archway and donkey rider.

Theologie à la Turque and a Peep of the Coptic Mayor at Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune

after March 12, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a lorgnette-wielding woman and a stout man reading a catalogue in a crowded gallery.

A Peep at Christies;-or-Tally-ho & his Nimeny-pimeney taking the Morning Lounge

September 24, 1796

Hand-colored Gillray caricature of a farming couple showing off their daughter at a piano before seated neighbors in a parlor

Farmer Giles and His Wife Showing Off Their Daughter Betty to Their Neighbours on her Return from School

January 1, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a man applying metal rods to the face of a grimacing seated man, with brandy and a dog nearby.

Metallic Tractors

1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a blue coat seated by a cluttered dining table, holding a spoon to his mouth.

A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion

July 2, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of a gentleman slipping on icy cobblestones before a print shop window, with onlookers and a dog.

Exterieur van de winkel van Hannah Humphrey te Londen

1808

Etching of two women in tall plumed headdresses and fashionable gowns in a ballroom, with a chandelier and figures behind the

Characters in High Life

June 20, 1795

Hand-colored print of a woman in a green gown riding a shell boat pulled by three swans, with two cupids on a swan at left.

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus

March 28, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of officials feasting on gold coins at a table, with a treasury chest and petitioners at a window.

Substitutes for Bread;-or-Right Honorables, Saving the Loaves, & Dividing the Fishes

December 24, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a wigged man in blue coat eating a frugal meal at a table beside a woman with salad.

Temperance Enjoying a Frugal Meal

July 28, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of two elongated gentlemen in top hats facing each other beside blacking bottles, brushes and books.

A Pair of Polished Gentlemen

March 10, 1801

Hand-colored print of a man in green coat and top hat beside a woman pushing a carrot barrow past a London bookshop.

Vrouw met een kruiwagen met wortels voor de etalage van boekhandelaar Robert Faulder te Londen

1796

Satirical etching of a butcher shop with two struggling men, hanging carcasses, animals and a verse text below.

Spotprent op Napoleon en Talleyrand, 1803

1803

Oval engraved portrait of Hyder Ali in turban and military coat, holding a curved sword, with battle smoke behind him.

Hyder Ally

June 13, 1781

Hand-colored 1807 caricature of four top-hatted connoisseurs examining a gallery wall of rustic paintings with pigs and farm

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland

1807