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Hand-colored satire of the Dey of Algiers riding a carriage while chained English sailors are dragged past ships and Britanni

The Triumph of the Dey of Algiers Over the Naval Glory of England!!

George Cruikshank, published July 1816

Hand-colored caricature of Pandora lifting a flaming box before a crowded parliamentary chamber, with serpents and spilled le

Pandora Opening her Box

James Gillray, published February 22, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of men tumbling from a palace room while a figure with a scepter gestures beside a throne.

A Kick at the Broad Bottoms

James Gillray, published March 23, 1807

Hand-coloured satirical print of a crowded sickroom with clergy, a reclining man, and onlookers speaking in banners, 1806.

Visiting the Sick

James Gillray, published July 28, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of politicians in Charon's boat crossing dark water toward a fiery underworld, with witches overhead.

Charon's Boat

James Gillray, published July 16, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a parliament chamber with a crowd, a winged creature firing a red-hot shot, and scattered papers.

A Plumper for Paul

James Gillray, published March 13, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a man and woman struggling over a pitchfork amid seed sacks, with an owl flying overhead.

I Smell a Rat or a Rogue in Grain

Thomas Rowlandson, published May 16, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of two men falling while ice skating on a frozen lake, with birds flying overhead.

Elements of skateing: A fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting

James Gillray, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of two exaggerated skaters in top hats on a frozen lake, with bare trees and hills behind.

The Elements of Skating: Attitude is Everything

James Gillray, published November 24, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of two skaters blown by wind on ice, one clutching the other, with a bent tree and fallen figure behi

The Elements of Skating: The Consequence of Going Before the Wind

James Gillray, 1805

Hand-colored print of a rider tumbling over a refusing horse at a wooden gate, with a cow and trees in the background.

Clearing a Five-Bar Gate

James Gillray, published August 20, 1805

Hand-coloured caricature of a rider thrown into a river from a rearing horse, with a hunt in the hills behind.

The Sound of the Horn

James Gillray, published December 1, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd cheering a man riding a goose with giant scissors on a city street.

Triumphal Procession of Little-Paul-The Taylor Upon his New Goose

James Gillray, published November 8, 1806

Hand-colored satirical etching of men in an interior dressing in elaborate ceremonial costumes, by James Gillray, 1806.

Making Decent; i.e. Broad-Bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume

James Gillray, published February 20, 1806

Hand-coloured caricature of a many-headed hydra slain by a lion and a man with a petition scroll, with Britannia nearby.

Death of the Property Tax!!

George Cruikshank, published March 1816

Hand-coloured caricature of a state wagon stuck in mud, pulled by donkeys, with a soldier and horses watching.

The State Waggoner and John Bull

James Gillray, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of men seated at a table with speech balloons and papers, titled Conspirators, or Delegates in Counci

Conspirators, or Delegates in Council

George Cruikshank, published July 1, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a Pope and cardinal before a crowd of clergymen at Oxford, with a devil figure at left.

Introduction of the Pope to the Convocation at Oxford, by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom

James Gillray, published December 1, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a British officer clubbing red and blue crocodiles in the Nile, with pyramids in the background.

Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles

James Gillray, published October 6, 1798

Hand-coloured caricature of a giant teapot belching steam over a London street, crowds pouring from its spout, sacks of adult

The T Trade in Hot Water

George Cruikshank, published November 14, 1818

Hand-colored satire of sheep tugging a sack of fish and loaves against clergymen in wigs, with scrolls and caption text.

Pull Devil, Pull Baker!

George Cruikshank, published April 30, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of political riders racing sheep and horses toward a Treasury gate, with protest banners.

A Match for the Kings Plate-By Hacks

George Cruikshank, published February 27, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of two scenes: a thin French figure in a pink coat eating greens, and a stout Briton carving a roast.

French Liberty, British Slavery

James Gillray, published December 21, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of two men on a street with guards at an archway, one holding a scroll, by James Gillray.

Meeting of Unfortunate Citoyen

James Gillray, published May 12, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a red carriage with outriders and turbaned attendants arriving at a building, with onlookers and d

A R-Y-L Visit to a Foreign Capital

George Cruikshank, published September 15, 1817

Hand-colored satire: pig-faced woman playing piano beside a mule-headed king in regalia writing at a table.

The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square and The Spanish Mule of Madrid

George Cruikshank, published March 21, 1815

Hand-colored caricature of a crowned king and other figures playing blindman's buff on a shore, by James Gillray, 1795.

Blindman's Buff or Too Many for John Bull

James Gillray, published June 12, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable figures bowing on an esplanade, with officers in red coats and a crowd of women in bon

The Esplanade

James Gillray, published June 1, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a stout seated woman in a turban with uniformed attendants, while an elderly man bows before her.

Royal Condescension

George Cruikshank, published September 15, 1817

Hand-coloured 1819 print of an auctioneer selling a dead woman's clothes to a crowd of bidders in a room.

Sales by Auction

George Cruikshank, published May 6, 1819