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Lithograph of two old women seated on a bed in a dim attic room, one leaning toward the other beside a candle.

Twee oude vrouwen op een zolderkamer

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Lithograph of an elderly woman in a bonnet speaking to a young man in a top hat on a street.

Oude vrouw spreekt jongeman op straat

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Hand-colored print of an auction of relics, with an auctioneer on a rostrum and a crowd of clergy and bidders in a hall.

Veiling van relieken te Avignon

Thomas Rowlandson, 1818

Hand-colored print of a carter whipping a horse as a cart overturns and figures fall into a river beside a cottage.

The Carter and the Gipsies

Thomas Rowlandson, May 10, 1815

Hand-colored 1817 caricature of a dandy in tailcoat and yellow gloves raising a lorgnette, holding a top hat.

D_d Angelic pon honor-Fascinating Creature Monstrous Handsome!!

George Cruikshank, published August 9, 1817

Hand-colored print of a dandy in a top hat and blue coat riding a galloping chestnut horse.

The Dandy

James Gillray, published June 29, 1810

Hand-colored print of a seated woman and a standing dandy in a candlelit room with a fireplace and speech bubbles.

A Dandy & a Dandyzette

George Cruikshank, published October 25, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of a dandy midshipman being laced into corsets by sailors on a ship deck, with speech balloons.

Lacing in Style

George Cruikshank, published March 6, 1819

Hand-colored caricature comparing armored medieval knights with 1819 British military officers in plumed hats and braided uni

Ancient and Modern Military Dandies of 1450

George Cruikshank, published February 8, 1819

A Portrait: Lord Pomfret

Thomas Rowlandson, published February 26, 1812

Hand-colored print of a dandyish man in a brown tailcoat and yellow breeches with a cane, before a gatehouse and trees.

A Portrait: Lord Petersham

Thomas Rowlandson, published January 10, 1812

Pen drawing of three caricatured Dutch merchants in long coats and hats, one smoking a pipe, in conversation.

Dutch Merchants Sketched at Amsterdam

Thomas Rowlandson, published April 4, 1796

Pen sketch of an elderly woman in a bonnet leaning toward a younger woman in a street with Dutch shop signs.

A Dutch Abbess and Her Nymphs Sketched at Amsterdam

Thomas Rowlandson, published April 4, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of men searched by soldiers in a cramped room with a table, ladder, gold coins and rats.

Search-Night

James Gillray, published March 20, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a pistol duel on a field, with smoke, speech balloons, a carriage and onlookers.

The Explanation

James Gillray, published May 30, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of wealthy men feasting on golden rolls, fish and meats while a famine proclamation hangs on the wall

Substitutes for Bread

James Gillray, published December 24, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue uncorking a bottle that bursts with froth, beside shelves of bottled caricature head

Uncorking Old Sherry

James Gillray, published March 10, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a mounted beggar, a kneeling man aiming a blunderbuss, and coins spilling on a forest road.

Begging no Robbery; i.e. Voluntary Contribution, or John Bull Escaping a Forced Loan

James Gillray, published December 10, 1796

Hand-colored satirical print of a man in a mill pouring gold coins while figures collect the money.

John Bull Ground Down

James Gillray, published June 1, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of John Bull holding gold coins beside a Requisition Budget sack and a Treasury archway, by Gillray.

Opening of the Budget

James Gillray, published November 17, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat leading three dogs with human faces, a LOANS sack on his back.

John Bull and His Dog Faithful

James Gillray, published April 20, 1796

Hand-coloured satirical print of Britannia reclining while Death looms behind curtains and doctors struggle in chaos.

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors

James Gillray, published May 20, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of a giant man in a blue coat straddling a chair while small officials scatter below.

The Giant Factotum Amusing Himself

James Gillray, published January 21, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a sleeping winged nude beside a ducat bag, with women on clouds and potted orange trees with faces

The Orangerie

James Gillray, published September 16, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a wounded lion attacked by a bellows of reports, with animals, a donkey and a seated woman.

The Wounded Lion

James Gillray, published July 16, 1805

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing a stout man in a blue coat speaking to men in a tavern, with a speech bubble

The Worn-out Patriot

James Gillray, published October 13, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two heavyset men in top hats walking arm in arm past a lit brick building on a city street.

Pillars of the Constitution

James Gillray, published February 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a parliament chamber with a man in a blue coat walking past seated and standing onlookers toward a cler

Sketch of the Interior of St. Stephens, As it Now Stands

James Gillray, published March 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of election candidates: a goose atop a greased pole, a devil behind, and a cheering crowd below.

Election Candidates

James Gillray, published May 20, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a kneeling man holding a sick woman's hand in a canopy bed while another woman weeps nearby.

England's Only Hope Departing

George Cruikshank, published December 2, 1817