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Hand-colored 1819 caricature of a stiff gentleman in a top hat striding past a woman tumbled upside down in a park.

Undeviating Rectitude

George Cruikshank, published April 5, 1819

Hand-colored 1819 print of two fashionably dressed men in top hats and a woman in a yellow gown with green parasol on a count

Fashionable Portraits

George Cruikshank, published May 30, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable Parisian men and women in top hats and gowns walking past an iron railing.

Le Palais Royal - de Paris

George Cruikshank, published September 18, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable visitors struggling through a muddy farmyard with geese, a rooster, and a grotto behin

A Visit to Cockney Farm

George Cruikshank, published May 25, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of travelers boarding a stagecoach in France, with horses, a mounted soldier and a crowd on a street.

Traveling in France

George Cruikshank, published October 19, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable men and women in exaggerated 1818 dress, with large bonnets, top hats and a bowing man

Fashionables of 1818

George Cruikshank, 1818

Hand-colored print of a woman in a sheer white gown and tall feathered headdress holding a fan in a decorated room.

Ladies Dress, As it Soon Will Be

James Gillray, published June 20, 1796

Hand-colored etching of a gentleman with a cane walking past a frosty column, railings, and a snow shovel on Pall Mall.

Maecenas, In Pursuit of the Fine Arts

James Gillray, published May 9, 1808

Engraving of five men in tall hats and ruffled collars before drapery, with a city street scene at the right.

Los deel behorend tot de spotprent op Oldenbarnevelt

Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1619

Etching of men in clerical mitres and armour at a table covered with coins, with a servant, page, and street scene beyond.

Basisgedeelte van de spotprent op Oldenbarnevelt

Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1619

Hand-colored print of a fashionable woman in a plumed turban beside a nursemaid holding an infant in an elegant room.

The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress

James Gillray, published February 15, 1796

Hand-coloured caricature of fashionable figures strolling outdoors with faces hidden by veils, hats and bonnets.

Les Invisibles

James Gillray, 1810

Hand-colored satirical print of a crowded card party with feathered headdresses and a man peering over a seated woman.

Lady Godina's Rout; - or - Peeping Tom Spying Out Pope Joan

James Gillray, published March 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of four figures playing cards at a round table, with a woman in a floral dress on the left.

Two-Penny Whist

James Gillray, published January 11, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a violinist, a cellist and a smiling woman at a keyboard, with candles and two dogs under the tabl

Ars musica

James Gillray, published February 16, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man confronting women in a green room, with fashionable women in tall hats and a servant w

The Return of Paris

George Cruikshank, published January 3, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of five exaggerated figures laughing around a table with wine, on a floral carpet.

A Decent Story

James Gillray, published November 9, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded music room with a sleeping man, a flute player, a harpsichord, and a child with a horn.

A Little Music

James Gillray, published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of two men boxing in a room, one knocked down and bleeding, with a startled onlooker and a dog nearby

Voila-t-on Mort!!!

George Cruikshank, published July 17, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of men singing and drinking wine around a table in a tavern, with a dog and scattered bottles.

Anacreontick's in Full Song

James Gillray, published December 1, 1801

Hand-colored etching of a stout man asleep in a chair, head tilted back, beside a table with a newspaper and jug.

Fast Asleep

James Gillray, published November 1, 1806

Engraved broadside with a bagpiper, cloaked figures, a dog and a child beside a tree, framed by Dutch verse columns.

Spotprent op de bisschop van Munster, 1672

Hendrick Hondius, 1644

Hand-colored caricature of a startled stout man in a wig and blue coat, arms raised, beside a fireplace and two cats.

Wide Awake

James Gillray, published November 1, 1806

Hand-colored print of a crowded Regency ballroom with dancing couples, chandeliers, and musicians in a gallery.

An Election Ball

George Cruikshank, published April 28, 1813

Hand-colored 1814 print of four men playing chess by a fireplace, with candles, a dog on the rug, and framed pictures on the

Game of Chess

George Cruikshank, published March 6, 1814

Hand-colored 1817 etching of four women gossiping at a tea table while another listens at a doorway, with a black cat nearby.

A Curious Junto of Slandering Elves

George Cruikshank, January 27, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman and a man in blue coat with striped stockings dancing, the man raising a tankard.

My Poll and my Partner Joe

James Gillray, published April 18, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a carriage stopped at a thatched tavern, with a woman approaching a horse with a poker.

Posting in Ireland

James Gillray, published April 8, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a coach overturning on a steep Scottish mountain road, with sheep, a dog, and a seated shepherd.

Posting in Scotland

James Gillray, published May 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature print in three bands showing cricket, a donkey, acrobats, and kneeling figures in red robes.

Grotesque Borders for Rooms & Halls

Thomas Rowlandson, published July 1799