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24,198 works

Hand-colored caricature of two anthropomorphic pigs seated on chairs in a room, one in a powdered wig, speech bubbles above.

The Rival Pigs

Isaac Cruikshank, published June 15, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of men in period dress playing cards around a candlelit table, with a wigged figure watching at right

The Family Party

Charles Williams, published February 20, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of three men, two blowing yellow horns and one in a red coat gesturing, with the caption John Bull Hu

John Bull Humbugg'd Alias both Ear'd

Isaac Cruikshank, published May 12, 1794

Hand-colored caricature of John Bull holding gold coins beside a Requisition Budget sack and a Treasury archway, by Gillray.

Opening of the Budget

James Gillray, published November 17, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat leading three dogs with human faces, a LOANS sack on his back.

John Bull and His Dog Faithful

James Gillray, published April 20, 1796

Hand-colored 1797 satirical print of a seated official and a standing delegate discussing a clock tax over a desk and scroll.

An Enquiry Concerning the Clock Tax

Charles Ansell, 1797

Hand-coloured caricature of two men in armchairs in conversation, one thin and gesturing, one stout and laughing, with speech

A Tète à Tète Conversation on Recent Events

Charles Williams, published April 19, 1805

Hand-coloured satirical print of Britannia reclining while Death looms behind curtains and doctors struggle in chaos.

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors

James Gillray, published May 20, 1804

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in white kimono with red sash holding a sword, against a gray background.

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Hand-colored caricature of a giant man in a blue coat straddling a chair while small officials scatter below.

The Giant Factotum Amusing Himself

James Gillray, published January 21, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of men hauling a drunk man in a wheelbarrow past a wooden fence, with bricks and tankards on the grou

Clearing Away the Rubbish

Charles Williams, 1811

Woodblock print of a figure in female dress with a black hairstyle, yellow hairpins and a floral kimono with chrysanthemums.

Portrait of an Actor in Female Dress

Utagawa Kunimasa, n.d.

Hand-colored caricature of a sleeping winged nude beside a ducat bag, with women on clouds and potted orange trees with faces

The Orangerie

James Gillray, published September 16, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a wounded lion attacked by a bellows of reports, with animals, a donkey and a seated woman.

The Wounded Lion

James Gillray, published July 16, 1805

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing a stout man in a blue coat speaking to men in a tavern, with a speech bubble

The Worn-out Patriot

James Gillray, published October 13, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two heavyset men in top hats walking arm in arm past a lit brick building on a city street.

Pillars of the Constitution

James Gillray, published February 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a parliament chamber with a man in a blue coat walking past seated and standing onlookers toward a cler

Sketch of the Interior of St. Stephens, As it Now Stands

James Gillray, published March 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a bedchamber scene with a reclining woman, a man in blue, a midwife, and small men tumbling on the

An Accouchment

Charles Williams, published March 30, 1812

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a blue coat reading a newspaper while a newsboy with a horn speaks to him.

John Bull Perusing the Extraordinary Gazette

Isaac Cruikshank, published October 10, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue reading a red book and shouting at seated men with speech bubbles about pensions.

John Bull Reading the Extraordinary Red Book

William Elmes, published June 20, 1816

Hand-colored caricature of election candidates: a goose atop a greased pole, a devil behind, and a cheering crowd below.

Election Candidates

James Gillray, published May 20, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a kneeling man holding a sick woman's hand in a canopy bed while another woman weeps nearby.

England's Only Hope Departing

George Cruikshank, published December 2, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a speaker addressing angry merchants beside a red chair, with speech bubbles about spoiling goods

The Happy Effects of that Grand System of Shutting Ports Against the English!!

Isaac Cruikshank, published October 1, 1808

Hand-colored satire of the Dey of Algiers riding a carriage while chained English sailors are dragged past ships and Britanni

The Triumph of the Dey of Algiers Over the Naval Glory of England!!

George Cruikshank, published July 1816

Hand-colored caricature of Pandora lifting a flaming box before a crowded parliamentary chamber, with serpents and spilled le

Pandora Opening her Box

James Gillray, published February 22, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of men tumbling from a palace room while a figure with a scepter gestures beside a throne.

A Kick at the Broad Bottoms

James Gillray, published March 23, 1807

Hand-coloured satirical print of a crowded sickroom with clergy, a reclining man, and onlookers speaking in banners, 1806.

Visiting the Sick

James Gillray, published July 28, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of politicians in Charon's boat crossing dark water toward a fiery underworld, with witches overhead.

Charon's Boat

James Gillray, published July 16, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a parliament chamber with a crowd, a winged creature firing a red-hot shot, and scattered papers.

A Plumper for Paul

James Gillray, published March 13, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a man and woman struggling over a pitchfork amid seed sacks, with an owl flying overhead.

I Smell a Rat or a Rogue in Grain

Thomas Rowlandson, published May 16, 1807