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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Etching of caricatured gentlemen in top hats gathered in a room, with horse heads at the top corners, for the Derby.

May - Settling for the Derby - Long Odds and Long Faces from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanack…

George Cruikshank, 1841, printed c. 1880

Etching of a chaotic crowd scene with an armored bearded figure swinging a sword, one of four monthly panels by George Cruiks

September - "Massacre of St. Bartholomew" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (…

George Cruikshank, 1841, printed c. 1880

Eight etched cartoon panels in a grid, some upside down, showing a shop, a carriage, a dinner party, and a crowded meeting ro

The Shop and the Shay from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1842, printed c. 1880

Comic etching of upside-down men tumbling and a parlour and cellar drinking scene, by George Cruikshank.

Over-Head and Under-Foot from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1842, printed c. 1880

Black and white etched cartoon page with eight comic vignettes of falling men, a balloon basket, and umbrellas in rain.

High and Low Water from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1842, printed c. 1880

Etched caricature of crowded courtroom figures with speech balloons, from a page of Cruikshank steel etchings.

Oh, Law! from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1843, printed c. 1880

Etching of a chaotic crowded tavern with figures throwing mugs and pans, a bust on a pedestal, and plates on shelves.

New Harmony - All Owin' No Payin' from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1843, printed c. 1880

Etching of a crowd of men raising hands at an election, with a speaker on a platform beside a money sack and barrels.

Show of Hands For a Liberal Candidate from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top…

George Cruikshank, 1843, printed c. 1880

Etching of caricatured figures labeled Lady Day, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas in a tug of war, with a goose and flaili

Quarter Day from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1844, printed c. 1880

Sepia drawing of a stone arch bridge with a waterfall, two figures beneath the arch, and overhanging foliage.

The Bridge of San Paolo

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in black and pink ceremonial robes with a sword, before a moon.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater i…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

Etching of top-hatted men walking past dogs pulling a loaded cart, with speech balloons, by George Cruikshank.

Dog Days - Legislation Going to the Dogs from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (t…

George Cruikshank, 1844, printed c. 1880

Etched page of four Cruikshank satirical scenes, including a pantomime with harlequin, cherubs and grotesque creatures.

Change for a Sovereign - an Anticipated Pantomime from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 183…

George Cruikshank, 1844, printed c. 1880

Black and white etching of a crowded Victorian drawing room with dancing guests, servants and a chandelier, titled Twelfth Ni

Twelfth Night from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1845, printed c. 1880

Four etched vignettes by George Cruikshank showing crowds in period dress at a fashionable gathering, a church, a greenhouse,

Lady Day - Old & New Style from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1845, printed c. 1880

Etching of a crowded 19th-century street with a Spring Van shop, hawkers, and figures exchanging dialogue in speech bubbles.

The Spring Quarter from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1845, printed c. 1880

Etching of a busy street with watermen spraying water from a pump among top-hatted onlookers and shop signs.

Aquarius - Jolly Young Watermen from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1846, printed c. 1880

Etching of two harlequin twins on a theatre stage before an audience, labeled Gemini, Odd-fellows, by George Cruikshank.

Gemini - Odd Fellows from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1846, printed c. 1880

Pen-and-ink etching of a crowded shop with barrels and a scale, captioned Libra, Striking the Balance, from a four-panel zodi

Libra - Striking the Balance from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1846, printed c. 1880

Four black-and-white etched caricature scenes by George Cruikshank, including a banquet table, an artist's studio, and a loun

Where Can the Police Be? from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1847, printed c. 1880

Four-panel steel etching by George Cruikshank with satirical scenes of domestic life, a crowd, and a stagecoach.

"My Wife is a Woman of Mind" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1847, printed c. 1880

Etching of a sick goose in a chair attended by caricatured doctors in top hats offering medicines and pills.

The Sick Goose and the Council of Health from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (t…

George Cruikshank, 1847, printed c. 1880

Black and white etching of six satirical comic vignettes, including a barber shop scene at top left.

A Good Pennyworth from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1848, printed c. 1880

Etching of startled diners at a table in a room while dark round objects fly through the air, by George Cruikshank.

An Interrupted English Dinner Party at Paris from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-185…

George Cruikshank, 1849, printed c. 1880

Satirical etching of a courtroom where elaborately dressed women judge a gentleman on trial, with spectators in a gallery.

As It Ought to Be or The Ladies Trying a Contemptible Scoundrel for a "Breach of Promise" from George Cruikshank's St…

George Cruikshank, 1850, printed c. 1880

Etching of crinoline-skirted women floating into the sky above a shore while a startled man runs and a choppy sea spreads bel

What It Must Come To, At Last, if the Ladies Go On Blowing Themselves Out as They Do! from George Cruikshank's Steel…

George Cruikshank, 1850, printed c. 1880

Etching of a Lord Mayor's procession above a crowded feast in Ireland, with men at a table and pigs beneath.

The Lord Mayors Show and the Lord Mayors Feast in Ireland from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almana…

George Cruikshank, 1850, printed c. 1880

Etched satire of crowded gentlemen watching women disembark near a sailing ship and a British flag, with a caption about fema

Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration, or Importing the Fair Sex from the Savage Islands in Consequence of Expor…

George Cruikshank, 1851, printed c. 1880

Etching of a crowd of women below a bankrupt stock sign, with bonnets flying from windows, part of a four-panel sheet.

Alarming Sacrifice from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1851, printed c. 1880

Etching of donkeys pulling a balloon above, and a lion at a table with a monkey doctor below, satirical print by George Cruik

Modern Ballooning, or the Newest Phase of Folly from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-…

George Cruikshank, 1851, printed c. 1880