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Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat, top hat and tall boots walking sideways with a cane, by James Gillray, 1803.

"The Inexpressible Air of Dignity,-the Incomprehensible je-ne-sais Quoi of Elegance, which Appertains Solely to Men o…

James Gillray, March 9, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of men in an ornate room, with a robed figure and speech banners above.

A Kick at the Broad-bottoms!- i.e. Emancipation of "All the Talents &c" - Vide the Fate of Ye Catholic Bill

James Gillray, March 23, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat standing on a cushion before a mirror and dressing table, with a speech bubbl

Lordly Elevation

James Gillray, January 6, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat and green coat walking past frosty railings beside a Christie's catalogue placa

Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.-Scene, Pall Mall; a Frosty Morning

James Gillray, May 9, 1808

A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned

James Gillray, January 11, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat and powdered wig, dancing with arms outstretched against a green sky.

"-So Skiffy-Skipt On, With his Wonted Grace"-Vide Birthday Ball. See Morning Herald. Jan-y 20th

James Gillray, February 1, 1800

Satirical etching of a seated painter at an easel beside political portraits, with a speech balloon and framed caricatures on

Two Pair of Portraits, presented to all the unbiased Electors of Great Britain by John Horne Tooke

James Gillray, December 1, 1798

Etched caricature of a sleeping man in bed, a devil at the window, and scrolls of charges and pleas above, by Gillray.

Tom Paine's Nightly Pest

James Gillray, December 10, 1792

Oval sepia print of a young child in a wide-brimmed flowered hat with arms crossed, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]

James Gillray, 1781

Brown etching of boxer Mendoza in fighting stance, fists raised, before a crowd of spectators behind wooden railings.

Mendoza

James Gillray, April 24 [1788]

Engraved portrait of William Pitt in powdered wig and dark coat, against a hatched dark background, with coat of arms below.

The Right Honorable William Pitt

James Gillray, May 28, 1789

Hand-colored caricature of a clergyman hanging beneath a striped balloon over a crowded Oxford street with onlookers and a do

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo-Virgil, Geor:

James Gillray, August 8, 1810

Gillray etching of turbaned men with a Koran and a tablet labeled Imposture de Mahomet, beside an archway and donkey rider.

Theologie à la Turque and a Peep of the Coptic Mayor at Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune

James Gillray, after March 12, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a lorgnette-wielding woman and a stout man reading a catalogue in a crowded gallery.

A Peep at Christies;-or-Tally-ho & his Nimeny-pimeney taking the Morning Lounge

James Gillray, September 24, 1796

Hand-colored Gillray caricature of a farming couple showing off their daughter at a piano before seated neighbors in a parlor

Farmer Giles and His Wife Showing Off Their Daughter Betty to Their Neighbours on her Return from School

James Gillray, January 1, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a man applying metal rods to the face of a grimacing seated man, with brandy and a dog nearby.

Metallic Tractors

James Gillray, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a blue coat seated by a cluttered dining table, holding a spoon to his mouth.

A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion

James Gillray, July 2, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of a gentleman slipping on icy cobblestones before a print shop window, with onlookers and a dog.

Exterieur van de winkel van Hannah Humphrey te Londen

James Gillray, 1808

Daumier lithograph of two café scenes satirizing coffee and chicory drinkers, with French captions below each panel.

Une boisson qui ne monte jamais à tête

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph: upper scene of men drinking at a table with bottles; lower scene of a man in bed with a cup and teapot.

Dans un cabinet de la maison d'or

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a stout man in a top hat with a cane, beside a woman, while dancers and a crowd move behind them.

Ce n'est pas sous l"empire qu'on aurait dansé comme ca! ...

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Lithograph of a crowded room where several men sleep in a hammock, bunk, bed and atop a wardrobe.

L'Interieur d'un appartement trop garni...

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Lithograph of two women with billowing skirts blown by wind on a Paris street, a flying top hat above, a man leaning into the

Le printemps annonçant son retour à Paris

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Lithograph of spectators in a theatre box watching an Italian tragedy performed on stage below.

Un loge au théâtre VENTADOUR...

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Lithograph of two women in bathing dress in a bathhouse, one tall and one stout, with a seated figure on a bench at right.

La planche démontree par le prècepte ...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier lithograph of an elderly man seated before an easel while a standing companion looks on in a dim studio.

Oui c'est bien feue ma femme! ...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Lithograph of a man in a cap leaning on a stone pillar as a smaller man looks up at him, under a cloudy sky.

Dites donc, not'maire ... des communistes qué qu'c'est ça?

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Lithograph of two men in top hat and cap talking on a cobbled street, by Honoré Daumier, 1848.

Actionnaires de chemins de fer causant dividendes

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Daumier lithograph of a bespectacled man talking to an older gentleman as a boy holds his coat in an interior room.

Quant a moi je tiens a employer ... la force du raisonnement

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Daumier lithograph of a hunched man beside a woman raising an umbrella over a fallen figure on a city street.

Disciples de M. Cobden

Honoré Daumier, 1849