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Caricature of a soldier in a plumed hat embraced by two women, one on each side, with a humorous verse below.

How Happy Could I Be With Either, Were t'Other Dear Charmer Away

[1784]

Two-part etching of theatre audiences, one laughing at a comedy and one weeping at a tragedy, in 18th-century dress.

Comedy Spectators, Tragedy Spectators

October 8, 1789

Pen and wash drawing of a rider on a galloping horse with two hounds beside him, trees framing the scene.

The Huntsman

1785

Hand-colored satirical print of bewigged men in a hall beside a stout watchman with a lantern on a street.

A Brace of Public Guardians

July 10, 1800

Hand-colored 1781 satirical print of an officer at a door, a crutch-supported beggar, and women watching from a window on a s

Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins

November 27, 1781

Hand-colored print of a cook drooling over a pot while a servant carries plates to diners at a tavern table, with a black cat

A French Ordinary

January 2, 1804

Hand-colored print of a tavern kitchen: a cook pours from a dish into a copper pot as a waiter passes diners and a black cat

A French Ordinary

July 20, 1802

Pen and ink caricature of a cow dressed in a bonnet, shawl, beaded necklace and shoes, titled Beef à la Mode.

Beef à la Mode

February 14, 1800

Hand-colored satirical print of two gluttonous friars feasting on roast pig in a vaulted room with a skull and hourglass.

The Holy Friar

May 6, 1807

Watercolor of a coachman whose hat flies off as his four horses gallop a carriage down a dusty road, with a dog running along

A Four-in-Hand, or The Runaway Carriage

1791-93

Pen drawing of a crowded rowing boat on a river with passengers, a standing boatman with a flag, and sailboats in the distanc

Chelsea Reach

1799

Hand-colored print of uniformed officers toasting with wine glasses at a table in a ship's cabin, with a servant at right.

A Snug Cabin, or Port Admiral

June 21, 1808

Hand-colored print of a crowded Great Hall with a statue in an arched niche, tall windows, and figures in period dress.

The Great Hall, Bank of England

February 1, 1808

Hand-colored print of artists and visitors painting in a pink-walled gallery with a skylight and framed works, 1808.

The British Institution, Pall Mall

April 1, 1808

Pen-and-ink caricature of four recruits marching stiffly while a plumed drill sergeant with a cane shouts at them.

An Early Lesson of Marching

December 24, 1794

Hand-colored caricature of a duel: a kneeling man prays, a gentleman aims a pistol, and onlookers carry a shovel and a bag of

Preparing for a Duel

January 12, 1795

Caricature engraving of a butcher with a knife in his teeth hoisting a carcass, while a kneeling man works in a shop.

A Butcher

January 1, 1790

Etching of Satan, Sin and Death from Milton's Paradise Lost: winged Satan with shield, Sin with hounds, and skeletal Death at

Satan, Sin & Death (Paradise Lost, Book the 2nd)

1792

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a nightshirt scratching his leg beside a yellow curtained bed, by Thomas Rowlandson

A Tit Bit for the Bugs

May 25, 1793

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded theatre box where spectators stare at a mustached man in a fur hat and green coat.

English Curiosity or The Foreigner Stared Out of Countenance

January 1, 1794

Brown ink satirical print of five caricatured men seated at a table beneath a wall notice reading Robbery and Murder.

A Rotation Office

June 8, 1774

Etching of a man gesturing up at a woman leaning from a cottage window beneath a sign reading Probe Surgeon, Man Midwife.

The Village Doctor

June 8, 1774

Caricature etching of an officer shaking hands with crippled veterans on crutches beside a stone pedestal, 1780.

Naval Triumph, or Favors Conferred

November 13, 1780

Etching of four men in 18th-century dress with a whip and tankard, a horse and carriage behind them near a stable.

Brothers of the Whip

November 27, 1781

Pen and ink caricature of an elderly man embracing a woman on a sofa while she holds up a poodle, with handwritten verse belo

Special Pleading

[March 1780]

Pen drawing of caricatured heads: a man with a trunk-like nose dining, and an old woman, a bull, and a man in a cap below.

Comparative Anatomy

1800-25

Etching of a stormy Sussex coast with fishermen beside a windswept tree, a tossed sailboat, and a thatched cottage.

A View on the Coast of Sussex

October 1, 1785

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd outside Thomas Tegg's Apollo Library shop, with a flying smoking figure and green creature

Etalage van uitgever Thomas Tegg te Londen

1819

Hand-colored caricature of a horned devil grabbing a flying sword-carrying man, with a stout man kicking a small figure near

Spotprent op Napoleons verlies van Holland en Spanje, 1813

1813

Hand-coloured caricature of men on a cliff hauling a large sailing ship with a rope, with a rowboat and sunset behind.

Hollandse vloot door gezamenlijke inspanning vlot getrokken, 1813

1813

Etching of three men playing cards in a country alehouse, with a dog, pitcher, and walking stick beside the table.

A Game at Put in a Country Alehouse

August 10, 1810

Hand-colored title page with an oval cartouche, a smiling caricature face at top, crossed quill pens below, and printed lette

Title Page: Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions

January 21, 1800

Etched caricature of a knit-capped man leaning in to listen to a spectacled reader holding a Gazette by candlelight.

Attention (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Pen and ink caricature of a hungry young man in a hat staring at a plum pudding in a shop window, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1800.

Desire (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 20, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a hungry boy in a green coat gazing at a plum pudding in a shop window.

Admiration (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 20, 1800

Caricature of a rustic man in a hat gaping at a juggler with a card and candle on a table.

Admiration with Astonishment (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Caricature of an antiquarian with spectacles gesturing over a cracked cup held by a second man, pen and ink print, 1800.

Veneration (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Caricature print of a singing ballad woman, a rapt old clothesman, and a child with a basket, drawn in brown ink.

Rapture (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Etching of a curly-haired man holding banknotes while a young boy looks up at him, a satirical print titled Joy with Tranquil

Joy with Tranquility (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Caricature of a laughing man pointing at a cat in a bonnet and cape seated on a table beside a candle.

Laughter (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of an elderly man in a pink cap crying out as a servant pours hot water from a kettle.

Acute Pain (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a shouting man and a scolding woman in a frilled cap, with a raised cudgel above.

Simple Bodily Pain (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Caricature of an elderly woman in a floral hat holding a small dog, beside a man with curly hair, both with downcast expressi

Sadness (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Pen drawing of a weeping man with tears on his cheeks, comforted by a young woman in a bonnet beside him.

Weeping (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a sharp-faced man in a blue coat reaching toward a bearded beggar holding a hat, titled Compassion

Compassion (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a haughty elderly woman in a feathered hat looking down her nose at a startled young man.

Scorn (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a startled elderly woman in a white cap recoiling as a boy holds up a small mouse.

Horror (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Caricature of a terrified countryman recoiling from a grinning ghost in a pointed cap, drawn in pen and ink.

Terrour or Fright (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Pen and ink caricature of an older mistress in a bonnet shouting and shaking a fist at a startled maid.

Anger (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a jealous man holding a candle over a sleeping woman behind a pink bed curtain.

Hatred or Jealousy (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

January 21, 1800

Etching of a caricatured old maid in a flowered bonnet and a grimacing bachelor in a ruffled wig, illustrating Despair.

Despair (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions)

February 21, 1800

Hand-coloured print of Death with a dart entering a cluttered bedroom where an old man reads in bed by candlelight.

The Antiquary's Last Will and Testament (The English Dance of Death, plate 2)

April 1, 1814

Hand-colored print of armoured riders on horses in a long hall at the Tower of London, with spectators in period dress at rig

Horse Armoury, Tower of London

November 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a woman writing in a library while a man in a wig gestures beside her, surrounded by books and busts.

Doctor Syntax met een vrouw in een bibliotheek

1820

Hand-coloured print of an artist's studio with a woman and three men seated at a table, plaster casts, and an easel.

Doctor Syntax in het atelier van een kunstenaar

1821

Hand-coloured print of two men bowing to two women in a library with bookshelves, busts and a painting, 1821.

Doctor Syntax wordt aan een vrouw voorgesteld

1821

Pen drawing of two men quarrelling in a library, one raising a book, while a third man reads nearby among scattered coins.

Ruzie in een bibliotheek te Auchinleck

1786

Hand-colored print of visitors in period dress admiring mounted knights and suits of armour in a long armoury hall.

The Horse Armoury in the Tower

January 1, 1800

Colored print of a church interior with a domed ceiling, columns, rows of seated worshippers, and an altarpiece.

St. Stephen's Walbrook, plate 90 from "Microcosm of London"

November 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a domed lecture hall with a crowd of spectators watching a lecturer at a demonstration table.

Surrey Institution, plate 81 from "Microcosm of London"

September 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of four men in a room examining a painting of a reclining nude on an easel.

Four Men Looking at a Painting of Venus

1799

Hand-colored caricature of men dining at an oval table in a library lined with bookshelves, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1807.

Diner in een bibliotheek

1807

Hand-colored caricature of a stooped elderly officer in a cocked hat, pink coat and yellow breeches, leaning on a cane.

Anything Will Do For an Officer

January 1, 1796

Hand-coloured caricature of a harbour street with women at a window, ships at the dock, and figures in period dress.

Bordeelscène, 1807

1807