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Hand-coloured caricature of a man buying classical marble statues while a hungry family begs for bread.

The Elgin Marbles!

George Cruikshank, published c. June 1816

Hand-colored caricature of a winged devil on two sticks carrying a man in a cloak over a city and smoke.

Le Diable-Boiteux

James Gillray, published Feburary 8, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a balance scale under sunrays, with two baskets of men hanging over a globe.

The Cabinetical-Balance

James Gillray, published February 16, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a speaker at a railing addressing a crowd holding mugs, with a banner reading Pewter-Pot Bill.

The Hustings

James Gillray, published May 21, 1796

Hand-colored print of a wizard raising a devil from smoke while a startled man in pink and a woman watch.

Humbugging, or Raising the Devil

Thomas Rowlandson, March 12, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of men hunting a charging bull past classical columns, with dogs, fallen figures and a sentry.

Hunt-ing the Bull!!

George Cruikshank, published February 8, 1817

Hand-coloured caricature of a man tossed from a Coalition Blanket by two men while a crowd cheers in a street.

The High Flying Candidate

James Gillray, published November 11, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a goose-headed man and a small man in blue dueling with pistols in a grassy landscape.

Patriots - Deciding Point of Honor!

James Gillray, published May 4, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of two men in a basket labeled Sinking Fund under a striped parachute of interest labels.

The National Parachute

James Gillray, published July 10, 1802

Hand-colored print of a man with a telescope at a window watching a comet, beside a seated woman in yellow and a man in blue.

Looking at the Comet till You Get a Crick in the Neck

Thomas Rowlandson, September 20, 1811

Hand-colored caricature of small men dressing in oversized military clothes before a seated figure labeled Treasury Bench, 18

Lilliputian-Substitutes, Equiping for Public Service

James Gillray, published May 28, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of three English generals on a stage under banners reading complaint, bankruptcy and starvation, one

English Generals on the Peace Establishment!!!

George Cruikshank, published January 25, 1816

Hand-colored caricature of a man shoveling gold coins from a sack labeled The Sinking-Fund, with a crowd scrambling below.

John Bull and the Sinking-Fund

James Gillray, published February, 1807

Hand-colored satirical etching of clergy tumbling through a stormy sky toward a golden gate, above a globe marked Ireland and

End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation

James Gillray, published May 17, 1805

Hand-colored satire split into Old England with ships and columns, and New France with gallows, guillotine and ruins under da

The Contrast or Things as they Are

James Gillray, published November 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of men carrying a polar bear, casks and treasures ashore beneath a British flag, with a ship in the h

Landing the Treasures

George Cruikshank, published January 18, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded election scene with coaches, horsemen, a donkey cart and cheering crowds on a road.

Posting to the Election

James Gillray, published December 1, 1806

Hand-colored satirical print of a balloon carrying a papal figure over a crowd and Oxford-like spires.

He Steers His Flight

James Gillray, published August 8, 1810

Hand-coloured caricature of a French flotilla with LIBERTY flag in a storm, with figures clinging to a post on a rocky shore.

The Storm Rising

James Gillray, publilshed February 1, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded 1804 election procession with a carriage, pullers, flags and a drummer.

Middlesex Election

James Gillray, published August 7, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of mourners in a funeral procession carrying a draped coffin toward a stone church with a speech ball

The Funeral Procession of Broad-Bottom

James Gillray, published April 6, 1807

Hand-colored print of men in wigs and period dress gathering in an elegant hall with framed landscapes and candelabra.

The Bengal Levee

James Gillray, published November 9, 1792

Hand-colored etching of a crowded barracks interior with soldiers, women, children, swords and a suit of armor on the wall.

French Barracks

Thomas Rowlandson, published August 12, 1791

Hand-colored caricature of officers drinking, smoking and playing horns in a crowded military tent, with a Union flag on the

Fatigues of the Campaign in Flanders

James Gillray, published May 20, 1793

Hand-colored caricature of theatrical performers and musicians crowded in a green room with a harlequin dancing.

Dilettanti-Theatricals

James Gillray, published February 18, 1803

Four hand-coloured panels showing a patient being bled, vomiting, purging, and then dining with a companion.

Breathing a Vein

James Gillray, published January 28, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of a funeral procession with a donkey-drawn car, banners and a gallows, by George Cruikshank, 1819.

The Funeral Procession of the Rump

George Cruikshank, published March 22, 1819

Hand-coloured print of two dancers on stage before a crowded tiered theatre audience in 18th-century dress.

The Prospect Before Us

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791

Hand-colored etching of a crowded clifftop promenade at Brighton with donkeys, parasols, a dog, and ships on the sea.

Morning Promenade Upon the Cliff, Brighton

James Gillray, published January 24, 1806

Hand-colored print of a shivering man in a top hat and green coat walking through rain past a gnarled tree and crow.

Raw Weather

James Gillray, published February 10, 1808