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Hand-colored caricature of 1848 showing seated and standing men, a despairing figure at a desk, and a sword above.

Karikatur auf das provisorische Preßgesetz vom 1. April 1848 (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Pastel portrait of a young man in a blue coat and white cravat, holding a wooden folding rule against a brown background.

Young Man with Folding Rule

Unknown artist, c. 1815

Caricature drawing from 1848 showing a rider on a white horse above, and three exaggerated deputies receiving a document belo

Karikatur auf das Zuspätkommen sowohl einer Begnadigung als auch der österreichischen Abgeordneten zur Frankfurter Na…

Alexander, 1848

Drawing of a standing female nude in white and dark chalk on tan paper, head turned upward, signed by Arthur B. Davies.

Standing Female Nude

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1882/93

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, holding a music sheet.

George Edward Blake

Unknown artist, c. 1808

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a pink dress holding a baby in a white bonnet, with an older child looking up beside her

Anna Margaret Blake and Her Two Children

Unknown artist, c. 1808

Hand-coloured caricature of a street barricade from 1848, with a flag, barrels, cobblestones and figures at windows.

Karikatur auf den Barrikadenbau im Mai 1848 (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Bust-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a red book against a grey-green background.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Book

Micah Williams, c. 1823

Satirical 1848 drawing of a falling bald man with a medal above a bearded man clutching his head and holding a paper.

Karikatur auf den Sturz Metternichs und auf die Börsenspekulanten (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress and white lace bonnet holding a small red book, against a green background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Lace Cap

Micah Williams, c. 1823

Hand-coloured caricature of two tavern scenes: men dining with wine, and a man reading a large newspaper beside a companion.

Karikatur auf den Wandel der Zeitungslektüre (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Pastel portrait of a young girl in a white dress and bonnet holding a white dog on her lap, seated in a chair.

Child with Pet Dog

Micah Williams, c. 1825

Grey-wash drawing of a waterfall beneath a large flowering tree, with three figures on a path and conifers in the distance.

Landscape with Waterfall

Friedrich Wilhelm Gmelin, 18th-early 19th century

Colored caricature drawing of two eagles, one in a nightcap chained near a 1815 stump, one crowned beside a flag and 1848 tex

Karikatur auf den Wandel des politischen Systems 1815 - 1848 (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Two Grotesque Heads

Francesco Melzi after Leonardo da Vinci, 1510s?

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowned saint with a halo holding a church model, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and armor.

Saint Henry (Emperor Henry II)

Joseph von Führich, 1800-1876

Two-panel 1848 caricature: a man embraces a figure before a crowd; below, a top-hatted man and a woman beside a coffin.

Karikatur auf die deutsch-ungarische Verbrüderung (der deutsche Michel umarmt Kossuth) und die schlechte Bezahlung de…

Alexander, 1848

Technical elevation drawing of a Greek Doric column order from the Parthenon, with fluted columns, entablature and dimension

Orders of Architecture, Greek Doric Order from the Parthenon, Elevation

Carl J. Furst, March 28, 1870

Pencil sketch of a tall fractured rock cliff above a pool, with boulders and shrubs in the foreground.

Rocks in the Bode Valley; verso: Small Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840

Colored caricature of men in mismatched uniforms and civilian dress gathered outdoors, arguing over national guard uniforms,

Karikatur auf die Diskussion über die Uniformierung der Nationalgarde (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Pencil and wash sketch of rocks, a bent tree, and a ruined wall in a landscape on tan paper.

The Bode Valley with Rocks and Trees; verso: Landscape Studies

Carl Blechen, 1800-1840

Caricature of a snail pulling a cart labelled freedom and constitution, beside a rifleman in a top hat and a bearded man.

Karikatur auf die Errungenschaften der Märzrevolution und das Verhältnis der Wiener zur Erhebung in Italien (aus eine…

Alexander, 1848

Crayon portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and lace collar, drawn on tan paper with a dark vignette background.

Portrait of an Old Woman

Eastman Johnson, early 1840s

Watercolor of a Gothic church portal with a pointed arch, a pine tree, a stone tomb and a wet courtyard under a yellow sky.

A Portal of a Church

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1820s

Watercolor of a postilion riding with harnessed horses through a snowy landscape, with two figures in blue in the foreground.

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape

Wilhelm von Kobell, ca. 1798

Satirical drawing: a coach fleeing on horseback above, and a police officer with a lantern beside an upside-down figure below

Karikatur auf die Flucht Metternichs und Sedlnitzkys sowie den Rücktritt des Wiener Polizeioberdirektors Muth (aus ei…

Alexander, 1848

Pen and ink drawing of a large tree, a stream and bridge, and a village with a church on rolling hills.

Southern German Landscape

Otto Friedrich Magnus Count Baudissin, 1800-1865

Hand-coloured 1848 caricature: a crowned figure with sceptre above, a couple and crowd below, with German verses.

Karikatur auf die Folgen der Märzrevolution (aus einer Serie des Künstlers zu 1848)

Alexander, 1848

Watercolor of a pastoral landscape with shepherds and sheep framed by an archway, with castle ruins on distant hills.

The Four Castles of Neckarsteinach

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Hand-coloured satirical drawing: a man at a barred window above two green-coated figures, one in a tricorn hat, with German c

Karikatur auf die Folgen des provisorischen Pressegesetzes vom 1. April 1848 und auf die Flucht Metternichs und Sedln…

Alexander, 1848

Pen drawing of a wooded landscape with a Bacchic procession of satyrs, maenads and a centaur, with a distant hilltop temple.

The Triumph of Bacchus

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored caricature drawing of a top-hatted man and a uniformed officer pointing at smoke, signed Alexander, 1848.

Karikatur auf die Forderung nach Öffentlichkeit der Gerichtsverfahren und auf das Verbot des Rauchens in der Öffentli…

Alexander, 1848