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Hand-coloured caricature of a man holding a severed head in a vault with candle bearers and coffins, by Cruikshank.

A Sepulchral Enquiry into English History

George Cruikshank, June 1, 1813

Hand-colored caricature of a shop with padded belly pieces hanging by month, a gentleman fitting a lady, and onlookers.

Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop

Isaac Cruikshank, April 16, 1793

Hand-colored print of visitors in period dress admiring mounted knights and suits of armour in a long armoury hall.

The Horse Armoury in the Tower

Thomas Rowlandson, January 1, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of figures, conjurors and a harlequin around a table, with a green whale above them.

Hocus Pocus-or Conjurors Raising the Wind

Charles Williams, October 1, 1814

Etching of grotesque hunchbacked figures framing a banner with the title Varie Figure Gobbi by Jacques Callot.

Frontispiece, from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains Grotesques" (Various H…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunchbacked man with a large nose playing a grill-like frame as a violin with a stick.

L'Homme Raclant un Gril en Guise de Violon (Man Scraping a Grill in the Guise of a Violin), from "Varie Figure Gobbi,…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

La Jouer de Cornemuse (The Bagpipe Player), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Le…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunchbacked man in a wide hat and long cloak, standing and holding an instrument at his waist.

Le Jouer de Vielle (The Hurdy-Gurdy Player), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, L…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a grotesque hunchbacked man in a wide hat playing a small flageolet while walking.

Le Joueur de Flageolet (The Flageolet Player), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées,…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Le Joeuer de Luth (The Lute Player), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les Nains…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of two dancing figures, one playing a tambourine and one playing a flute, both in feathered hats and loose costume.

Les Danseurs a la Flute et au Tambourin (Two Dancers Playing the Flute and the Tambourine), from "Les Caprices" Serie…

Jacques Callot, 1617-20

Etching of two caricatured figures facing each other, one playing a long-necked lute, with a bundled figure at left.

Les Danseurs au Luth (The Dancers with a Lute), from "Les Caprices" Series B, The Nancy Set

Jacques Callot, 1617-20

Etching of a small grotesque man in a tall feathered hat, holding a sword and cane, by Jacques Callot.

L'Homme au Ventre Tombant et au Chapeau Très Élevé (The Man with a Drooping Belly and a Very Tall Hat), from "Varie F…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a grotesque short man with a plumed hat, huge belly with button row, and a sword at his side.

L'Homme au Gros Ventre Orné d'une Rangée de Boutons (Man with a Large Belly Decorated with a Row of Buttons), from "V…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunchbacked man in a feathered hat and loose cloak, leaning on a long cane as he walks.

Le Bossu a La Canne (The Hunchback with a Cane), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmée…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunched, crippled man with a crutch and wooden leg, wearing a hooded cloak and glancing sideways.

L'Estropié a la Béquille et a La Jambe de Bois (The Cripple with a Crutch and a Wooden Leg), from "Varie Figure Gobbi…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a bandy-legged man in a plumed hat playing a guitar with an exaggerated, open-mouthed expression.

Le Bancal Jouant de La Guitar (The Bandy-Legged Man Playing the Guitar), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée auss…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunchbacked figure seen from behind, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, cloak and boots, with a rolled bundle.

Le Buveur Vu de Dos (The Drinker Seen from Behind), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pyg…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a grotesque masked figure with crooked legs holding a sword, from Jacques Callot's hunchback series.

L'Homme Masqué aux Jambes Torses (The Masked Man with Crooked Legs), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Le…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a stout man seen from behind, with a plumed hat, a row of back buttons, a sword, and one outstretched arm.

L'Homme au Gros Dos Orné d'Une Rangée de Boutons (Man with a Large Back Ornamented with a Row of Buttons), from "Vari…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a hunchbacked man in a feathered hat grasping a long sword, grimacing, standing on a ground line.

L'Homme S'Apprêtant a Tirer son Sabre (Man Preparing to Draw his Sword), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée auss…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Le Duelliste a L'Épée et au Poignard (The Duelist with a Sword and Daggar), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée a…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a grotesque hunchbacked duelist in striped costume lunging with two curved sabres.

The Duelliste aux Deux Sabres (The Duelist with Two Sabres), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a small grotesque dwarf in a wide hat and cloak playing a violin, by Jacques Callot.

Le Joueur de Violon (The Violin Player), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pygmées, Les N…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a masked comedian in a bird-beaked mask playing a guitar while striding forward in a buttoned costume.

Le Comédien Masqué Jouant de la Guitare (The Masked Comedian Playing the Guitar), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite app…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

L'Estropié au Capuchon (The Beggar Wearing a Hood), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, Les Pyg…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a stout hunchbacked man in a feathered cap raising a cup and holding a jug, by Jacques Callot.

Le Beveur vu de Face (The Drinker Viewed from the Front), from "Varie Figure Gobbi, suite appelée aussi Les Bossus, L…

Jacques Callot, 1616-22

Etching of a wheat field with a country house and trees on the horizon, and a seated figure with a dog in the lower left.

View of Ranby's House

William Hogarth, May 1, 1781

Engraving of a night cellar with a fireplace, a woman holding a lantern, and men gambling and sleeping among overturned furni

The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken into a Night Cellar with his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, pl…

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747

Engraved crowd scene with a gallows, soldiers with pikes, spectators on stands and street hawkers in the foreground.

The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn (Industry and Idleness, plate 11)

William Hogarth, September 30, 1747