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Hand-colored satirical print of stout women reformers in liberty caps addressing a crowd on a platform, by George Cruikshank,

The Belle-Alliance

George Cruikshank, published August 12, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of Britannia fainting while men tend her, a harlequin figure brags, and boats approach through smoke.

Physical Aid, or Britannia Recover'd from a Trance!

James Gillray, published March 14, 1803

Hand-colored print of a kneeling man praying before an altar with a red liberty cap, tablets, busts and winged heads.

Shrine at St. Ann's Hill

James Gillray, published May 26, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a fierce man with a sword threatening a bewigged old man over a bag labeled Malta.

Evacuation of Malta

James Gillray, 1803

Hand-colored 1815 caricature of a horned devil on a rocky island addressing a sun with labeled rays, by George Cruikshank.

Boney's Meditations on the Island of St. Helena

George Cruikshank, 1815

Hand-colored 1815 caricature of a crowded coach and galloping cavalry trampling fallen soldiers on a battlefield.

Return of the Paris Diligence

George Cruikshank, published September 6, 1815

Hand-colored caricature of a large British officer and a small French officer facing off, with speech bubbles and onlookers.

Armed Heroes

James Gillray, 1803

Hand-coloured caricature of a sleeping man in bed threatened by a sword-wielding soldier, with a cannon and eagle nearby.

Comforts of a Bed of Roses

James Gillray, published April 21, 1806

Hand-coloured caricature of a bandaged John Bull attended by doctors and a small uniformed figure, with warm water bowls and

Doctor Sangrado Curing John Bull of Repletion-With the Kind of Offices of Young Clysterpipe & Little Boney

James Gillray, published May 2, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man with raised sword standing over a kneeling figure, with speech balloons and an officer at ri

The Magnanimous-Minister, Chastising Prussian-Perfidy

James Gillray, published May 2, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a rowboat with three men, a whale with human faces, warships, and a burning coastline under smoke.

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour

James Gillray, published October 1, 1807

Hand-colored 1818 street scene by George Cruikshank showing a chaotic crowd, runaway horses and a cart, and men falling outsi

The Piccadilly Nuisance!

George Cruikshank, published December 29, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of couples waltzing in a crowded room with officers in uniform and comic speech bubbles.

The Hombourg Waltz, with Characteristic Sketches of Family Dancing!

George Cruikshank, published May 4, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of women in muslin gowns catching fire near a fireplace while others at a tea table panic.

Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses!

James Gillray, published February 15, 1802

Hand-colored satirical print of guests jostling in a crowded drawing room with ball gowns, uniforms and feathered headdresses

Inconvienences of a Crowded Drawing Room

George Cruikshank, published May 6, 1818

Lithograph of a lightning-struck tree trunk with smoke rising and roots gripping the ground, by Honoré Daumier, 1871.

Poor France! The trunk is blasted, but the roots hold!, published in "L'Album du Siège"

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Hand-colored satirical etching of a ballroom with a seated woman by a fireplace and a bowing gentleman in yellow breeches.

A Broad Hint of not Meaning to Dance

James Gillray, published November 20, 1804

Hand-colored etching of couples dancing a quadrille in an elegant interior with chandeliers and a mantel clock, by George Cru

Moulinet-Elegances of Quadrille Dancing

George Cruikshank, published April 11, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of Regency dancers colliding during a quadrille, with musicians in a balcony above a wooden ballroom

Dos-a-dos - Accidents in Quadrille Dancing

George Cruikshank, published March 4, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated couples waltzing in a green-walled ballroom with framed paintings and a pink curtain.

Specimens of Waltzing

George Cruikshank, published June 4, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of dancers colliding and falling in a ballroom quadrille, with musicians and onlookers, by George Cru

Vis a Vis - Accidents in Quadrille Dancing

George Cruikshank, published April 15, 1817

Hand-coloured print of tangled quadrille dancers in a formal ballroom with a pianist and onlookers, by George Cruikshank.

Les Graces - Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing

George Cruikshank, published April 9, 1817

Hand-colored etching of a stout woman in yellow waltzing with a slim young man in green, with other couples dancing in a room

Waltzer au Mouchoir

James Gillray, published January 20, 1800

Five men reading newspapers around a library table, lined with bookshelves, in a Daumier lithograph from 1853.

Vijf kranten lezende mannen

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Hand-colored caricature of a woman in a yellow gown raising an opera glass in a theatre box, with spectators behind her.

May I Die if There is'nt Sir George!!

George Cruikshank, published August 9, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a woman playing piano beside a heavyset man in spectacles dozing in a chair, 1798.

Lullaby! Sooth him with a Lullaby!

James Gillray, published July 12, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of an older woman pointing at a younger woman beside a black crow under a table, 1794.

"Miss, I have a Monstrous Crow to pluck with you!!"

James Gillray, published November 1, 1794

Hand-colored etching of a woman in a green dress and plumed hat singing at a piano with sheet music.

"Here's Songs of Love and Maids Forsaken"

James Gillray, published March 30, 1793

Hand-colored print of an elderly man kneeling before a smiling seated woman in a pink gown holding a fan.

Oh! Listen to the Voice of Love

James Gillray, published November 14, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a woman dressed in fishing net, shells and fish, with a sign reading Beware of men Traps.

A Nice Lady or an Incomparable!!!!

George Cruikshank, published October 20, 1818