The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More
Leonardo da Vinci - Characters & caricaturas / W. Hogarth fecit.
Print shows numerous faces drawn by English painter and cartoonist William Hogarth to illustrate what he considered the difference between "characters" (faces drawn from nature) and "caricaturas" (faces with ex... More
Roast beef & port or Bully Bramble Esqr., Justice of Peace in Wasp Tow...
"Portrait, W.L., of a stout man facing T.Q. to right, looking to left over his right shoulder. His left hand is thrust under his buttoned coat; his right (gloved) rests on a cane..." (Source: George) No. 24. Ca... More
The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765
Print shows George Grenville holding a balance with scales "Debts" and "Savings", the debt far outweighs savings; among those in line to contribute their savings is a Native American woman representing America,... More
The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More
Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...
Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie... More
A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Amherst, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, wearing military uniform, looking into a peepshow for a view of the progress of the war in America. As Jeffery looks, the showman says, "There you s... More
Westminster election 1780 / E--g inv., British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Lincoln standing on the right of St. Paul's portico, Charles James Fox standing in the center with Britannia and the British lion, and on the left, James Young, acting as proxy for Admiral Rodn... More
John Bulls alternative. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...
Print shows John Bull (representing England) standing on his toes on a rock, a rope around his neck and tied to a limb above him; on the right, across a body of water (probably representing the English Channel)... More
Judge Thumb, or - patent sticks for family correction: warranted lawfu...
Judge Buller walking in foreground, carrying bundles of rods; in the background, a man with a rod raised over his head is about to strike a woman who is running away from him. Forms part of : British Cartoon Pr... More
Labour in vain or let them tug & be da--nd
Print shows Neptune, the British lion, Britannia, and a British sailor on a piece of land labeled "England" laughing derisively at a Dutchman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard, and a partly draped Native woman wearing a... More
Modern characters from Shakespeare. Macbeth, British Cartoon Print
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dominion of the sea, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Britannia in a boat with a fox on the prow at anchor in "Portland Road"; she is holding a staff with the banner of St. George and the British flag, and an olive branch in her right hand, her shield ... More
Die Americaner machen das Corps des General Bourgoyne zu Gefangnen, be...
Print shows British troops laying down their arms at the surrender at Saratoga, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. ii9. [Plate] 7. Published in: The American Revolution i... More
Pro forma, or an examination in the public schools at Ox-d for a degre...
Print shows three Oxford(?) students seated in the center with perplexed expressions on their faces, from right and left professors address them; in the foreground, a dog urinates on a text open to Aristotle. ... More
The faith of treaties exemplified or John Bull's last effort to oblige...
A satire on the diplomatic situation in 1794, showing French soldiers shooting at raging bull, and saying "Vive la republic, Blood & plunder, no quarter to John Bull!" To the bull's back is strapped a bundle in... More
Isaac Cruikshank - The Irish bull broke loose, British Cartoon Print
Print shows the "Irish Bull" tossing William Pitt into the air and about to do the same to Lord Dundas who runs to the left; on the far right, those opposed to Pitt's "Union Bill" cheer on the bull, "Go it my B... More
Limbs of the law!! Woodward del, British Cartoon Print
Print shows two men, perhaps barristers, discussing a document. Man on left says "Oh! I perceive it at the first glance, we shall carry the cause hollow!! The other man replies: "You'll see the mistake very cl... More
Villagers clearing out rubbish!!! / engrav'd by Hixon., British Cartoo...
Print shows three villagers transporting a parson, a doctor, and a lawyer to another parish to cries of "Huzza" from other villagers. "Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening." Forms part of: British Ca... More
General Monkey and General Wolfe!!, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Napoleon I, wearing a large hat, carrying a long sword, and having a body where his shoulders rest on his waist, cowering before the large ogre-like figure of John Bull. Forms part of: British Cart... More
![[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the locals of Hogs Norton] / Woodward del. ; Rowlandson scu., British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvcHJhY3RpY2FsLWpva2VzLXBsYXllZC1vbi11bnN1c3BlY3RpbmctZnJpZW5kcy1hbmQtY29zdHVtZXMtb2YtdGhlLWxvY2Fscy1vZi1kNWQ3YmYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the locals of Hogs Norton] / Woodward del. ; Rowlandson scu., British Cartoon Print")
[Practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends, and costumes of the l...
Print shows two scenes of practical jokes played on unsuspecting friends and two scenes showing the costume of the locals of Hogs Norton. Filed in: Caricature magazine of London (286-310), no. 303. Catalogue o... More
The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat / E. Delaney del. ; Crui...
Cartoon shows Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, wearing the Duke of York's military cloak, extending it to cover a crowd of miniature soldiers, civilians and clergymen clustering around her with outstretched arms; Mr. Wad... More
The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought wi...
A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble, tall and muscular, and "Old Price," a much smaller and weaker opponent. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library o... More
Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, B...
Print shows a rich woman with a pig's face being courted for her money by unsuitable men including tradesmen and a stereotypical Jewish man. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available o... More
Irish march of intellect; or, the happy result of emancipation / A Sha...
Print shows a bare-foot Irish man and his son in the chamber of an English lord. Hoping to get his son placed as an apprentice, he introduces him to the English lord who is sitting in a chair, wearing wig and robe.
Giovanni in London or Plucking chickens before they are full feathered...
Print shows opera singer, actress, and theater producer Madame Vestris, also known as Lucia Elizabeth Mathews or Lucia Elizabetta Bartolozzi, dressed in breeches, seated between two lascivious young men in a ca... More
A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath, British Cartoon Print
Print showing two porters carrying an elegantly dressed woman in a sedan chair. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8895 Forms part of:... More
A view in America in 1778 / MD sc., British Cartoon Print
Print shows an African man lying on the ground, wounded by cannon shot, over him are standing several men, on the left is a congressman clearly suffering from a visual disorder (strabismus or walleye and also, ... More
![Qualifying for a campain [sic] / Verney delin't., British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvcXVhbGlmeWluZy1mb3ItYS1jYW1wYWluLXNpYy12ZXJuZXktZGVsaW50LTYyM2IyMC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Qualifying for a campain [sic] / Verney delin't., British Cartoon Print")
Qualifying for a campain [sic] / Verney delin't., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows an interior view of a room at a military academy in which British officers, in a child-like manner, demonstrate skills in hopes of securing a command for the war with the American colonies. Forms p... More
Congressional pugilists - Engraving, Public domain image
A crude portrayal of a fight on the floor of Congress between Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold of Connecticut. The row was originally prompted by an insulting reference to Lyon on Griswold... More
Public characters, British Cartoon Print, Thomas Rowlandson
Heads of well-known people, arranged in a medley, placed behind lines intersecting diagonally which simulate crossed tapes forming a rack for cards or letters. In the center are Fox and Pitt facing each other. ... More
Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad dri...
Cartoon showing Edmund Burke, as an Irish jesuit, seated at a table eating potatoes from a pot labeled "Relick No. 1. used by St. Peter." Upon the appointment of Shelburne, following the death of Rockingham, Bu... More
The council of the rulers, & the elders against the tribe of ye Americ...
Print shows a group of men in the Hall of Commons, several seated around a table, on the wall is a map labeled "North America" which has burst into flames, in the foreground stands Lord North passing banknotes ... More
The American rattle snake, British Cartoon Print - James Gillray, Brit...
Cartoon shows "American" snake, the emblem used by Americans as a device on their flag before the adoption of the stars and stripes, with two of three coils around units of British soldiers, commanded by Burgoy... More
The knight of the woeful countenance going to extirpate the National A...
Print shows Edmund Burke as Don Quixote, wearing armor, carrying lance and shield labeled "Shield of Aristocracy and Despotism," riding a donkey, emerging from the doorway to the "Dodsley Bookseller" the publis... More
Caricature curiosity / Woodward, delt., British Cartoon Print
Caricature of a porcine clergyman and a skinny volunteer officer examining caricatures of themselves in what is probably William Holland's printing shop window. Parson Puzzletest is furious, but his companion, ... More
Property protected--à la Françoise, British Cartoon Print
British satire of Franco-American relations after the XYZ Affair in May of 1798; 5 Frenchmen plunder female "America", while five figures representing other European countries look on. John Bull sits laughing o... More
The royal Hercules destroying the dragon python, British Cartoon Print
Print shows George III as Hercules gripping three Whigs on a three-headed Hydra identified as the "dragon python." On the left, Charles James Fox utters, "O! this is my last gasp", on top is Frederick, Lord Nor... More
Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie province Nord-Americai...
Print shows men in boats and ships along the waterfront in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caption continues: entre deux fleuves navigables et l'apella Philadelphie, parceque les habitans y vivoient dans une harmo... More
A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique / Js. Gillray--in...
An elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting his antiquities, all of which refer to his wife, Lady Emma Hamilton and her lover, Lord Horatio Nelson. In the background hang four pictures on the wall: "Cleopatra", ... More
The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; ...
Print shows a number of encounters, in two panels, between men and women either off to bed or awakened to the horrors of the night before: the first, an old man on the arm of an old woman, says, "Och! Long life... More
The conference between the brothers how to get rich, British Cartoon P...
Print shows Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe seated at a table discussing how to profit from the war in America. The Devil stands between them and answers their question, "... [H]ow shall we get ri... More
The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...
Print shows the Prince of Wales on a deathbed with members of the opposition on one side, Thurlow among them with raised dagger, wishing him a speedy death, and supporters on the other side wishing him a speedy... More
The whim of the moment, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a royal coach drawn by two horses "Faith" and "Hope" passing through a crowd to shouts of "Huzza"; three figures are seated in the coach, one wearing a crown labeled "German"; a coachman riding on t... More
Smelling out a rat; or the atheistical-revolutionist disturbed in his ...
Print shows Richard Price seated at a desk, he turns to look over his right shoulder at a vision of an enormous Edmund Burke, his spectacles, nose, and hands emerge from the haze, a crown in one hand and a cros... More
College fun, or quizzing the proctor, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a young student, at the instigation of two older students standing nearby, pinning a notice "From all Vain Glory and Hypocracy [sic], Good Lord Deliver us" onto the back of a rotund proctor who is r... More
End of the Irish Invasion : - or - the Destruction of the French Armad...
French warships, labeled Le Révolutionaire, L'Egalité and The Revolutionary Jolly Boat, being tossed about during a storm blown up by Pitt, Dundas, Grenville and Windham, whose heads appear from the clouds. Cha... More
Death of the Corsican fox--Scene the last of the Royal-Hunt / Js. Gill...
King George III as a huntsman, holds up to a pack of hounds a fox with the head of Napoleon. Hounds' collars inscribed with names of naval leaders "Nelson," "Sydney S. Gardner," "Cornwallis." Men on horseback l... More
The king of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, British Cartoon Print, James Gil...
King George III and Queen Charlotte seated on chairs of state, watch a small rectangular tank in which Napoleon as Gulliver sails his boat. Lord Salisbury stands behind king's chair. Four princesses and three p... More
An exact representation of the principal banners and triumphal car, wh...
Print shows three men with banners leading a four-horse team drawing a carriage with a statue of Britannia holding a staff topped with a liberty cap, two fasces on a low platform, and Sir Frances Burdett sittin... More
The cunning and happy family / J.L. Marks, fect., British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows Lady Conyngham sitting on a sofa with George IV sitting on her lap, kissing her, they are flanked by Conyngham's daughters, Lady Elizabeth, on the right, and Lady Maria, behind the sofa, on the left... More
![Francis Seymour Haden - [Battersea Bridge] / S. Haden.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDIvYmF0dGVyc2VhLWJyaWRnZS1zLWhhZGVuLWU0NTQwMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "Francis Seymour Haden - [Battersea Bridge] / S. Haden.")
Francis Seymour Haden - [Battersea Bridge] / S. Haden.
Print shows view of the Battersea Bridge and Old Chelsea from across the Thames River. Title from: The engraved work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, P.R.E. ; an illustrated and descriptive catalogue / by H. Nazeb... More
The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex, British Carto...
One of several prints depicting John Wilkes and Henry Luttrell and the election for the seat in Middlesex. This print shows a statue of John Wilkes on a pedestal, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap; the ... More
St. Eustache une des Isles d'Antilles dans l'Amerique du Nord la quell...
Print shows British naval assault on Saint Eustatius. (as characteristic of optical prints, title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un. de l'Academie Imperiale... More
Count de Rochambeau - French general of the land forces in America rev...
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 5706 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Ame... More
The matrons in hanging-sleeves: or, The enquirer into nature - a satyr...
Print shows women and children of all ages viewing exhibits at the "Wax-works" and "see a Womb, to hear fine Lectures, read on Generation, and all the Arts explain'd of Procreation ..."; in a large display case... More
Royalty in a rage or family quarrels / I.R.C. fecit., British Cartoon ...
Print showing George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for the Bill of Pains and Penalties and his divorce from Caroline; he smashes a bottle of... More
The parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.
Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is b... More
The parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.
Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is b... More
The political cartoon for the year 1775, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows George III and Lord Mansfield, seated on an open chaise drawn by two horses labeled "Obstinacy" and "Pride," about to lead Britain into an abyss represented by the war with the American colonies. ... More
The contrast / R. Dighton, delin., British Cartoon Print
Political cartoon showing two men representing England and France seated and looking angrily at each other. The Frenchman is holding container (of snuff?) and the Englishman is smoking pipe and holding newspape... More
John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, ...
A satire on British efforts to recover after major naval losses on the Great Lakes in 1813 and 1814. According to Lanmon, it is based on Thomas Rowlandson's 1798 satire "High Fun for John Bull or the Republica... More
A privy council, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More
The Yankey torpedo / E-s del & sc., British Cartoon Print
Print shows a sea-monster discharging flames and missiles against a British ship. British satire reflecting indignation against American's use of torpedoes and other explosive machinery in the Summer of 1813 ag... More
City election race for the court plate, British Cartoon Print
Print shows on the left P--t [Pitt], labeled "Bank Directorship", banging his head on the Temple Bar before even getting started, the center is filled with N--n [?], labeled "Motion for paying the Prince's Debt... More
The tree of liberty,-with, the devil tempting John Bull / Js. Gy. inv....
Round a bare and decayed oak tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he holds a damaged apple inscribed "reform" to John Bull, who is fat and his pockets bulge with golden apples. The trunk of the tree i... More
Miss Carolina Sulivan - one of the obstinate daughters of America, 177...
Cartoon shows Sullivan's Island, portrayed as a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman who looks like William Pitt, right profile, with large hairdo meant to conceal fortifications, cannons, and several battle ... More
The comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures / / Js Gillr...
Cartoon shows full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to permit enjoyment from the warmth. Forms part of :... More
![Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ; Cruckshank[sic]sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTkvMDEvMDEvbG9vLWluLXRoZS1raXRjaGluLXNpYy1vci1oaWdoLWxpZmUtYmVsb3ctc3RhaXJzLXdvb2Rkd2FyZC1kZWwtY3J1Y2tzaGFua3NpY3NjLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ; Cruckshank[sic]sc.")
Loo in the kitchin [sic] or, High life below stairs / Wooddward del. ;...
A group of servants gathered in a comfortably furnished kitchen, ape the manners, language, and vices of their employers.
The belligerent plenipo's / T. Colley, fect.
Cartoon shows America, on the right, represented by an Indian, celebrating her new acquisition, half of the English king's crown, while her allies, the King of France, a Dutchman, and a Spaniard complain at hav... More
The general out-generalled, or, first come, first served, British Cart...
Wellington demands attention outside a house, while Duke of Argyll, inside with Harriette Wilson, pretends not to recognize him. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Uncorking old sherry / Js. Gillrlay, inv. & fecit., British Cartoon Pr...
William Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the opposition which is represented by bottles containing the heads of the most well-known opposition leaders including Fox, Tierney, Windham and Grey. At Pit... More
Uncorking old sherry / Js. Gillrlay, inv. & fecit., British Cartoon Pr...
William Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the opposition which is represented by bottles containing the heads of the most well-known opposition leaders including Fox, Tierney, Windham and Grey. At Pit... More
A republican belle - a picture of Paris for 1794 / IC., British Cartoo...
Print shows an old woman, a sansculotte, in ragged dress, her arms folded across her chest, holding a pistol in one hand, which she fires at a man lying on the ground, and a dagger in the other. There is a skul... More
Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie province Nord-Americai...
Print shows men in boats and ships along the waterfront in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caption continues: entre deux fleuves navigables et l'apella Philadelphie, parceque les habitans y vivoient dans une harmo... More
The r--l cock and chickens - or the father of his people!!!, British C...
Print showing George IV, horned and with wings which are spread to provide a protective, umbrella-like shell for his supporters, a gouty foot well wrapped, a ribbon around the other labeled "Infidelity - Honi S... More
Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of the...
A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket ... More
The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British...
Print shows a number of prominent figures in a line dancing, above the dancers is John Wilkes riding behind a witch on a broom, he is defecating on Lord Bute; other dancers include the Prince of Wales, William ... More
Frontispiece to the Middlesex Petition, British Cartoon Print
Broadside showing, above three columns of text (comprising the petition), George III seated on his throne receiving several men, one, kneeling before him, presents the petition, on May 24th 1769. Catalogue of ... More
Review of the York Regiment / P. Canon delt. ; T. Parson sct., British...
Print shows William Markham, Archbishop of York speaking to Britannia while gesturing toward British troops wearing clerical bands and low-brimmed hats, he says, "Madam a noble Corps, True and Staunch Friends t... More
John Bull triumphant. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Brit...
Print shows a bull tossing a Spaniard into the air, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Mansfield are attempting to hold it back by pulling on its tail; a Frenchman and America (represented by a Nativ... More
Martial motions or military manouevres - prudence
British recruitment poster shows soldiers in uniform, arms and armaments, two soldiers with swords thinking about how they will treat their enemies, and a scene with soldiers appealing to civilians to enlist. I... More
Gloria Mundi, or The Devil addressing the sun - Pare. Lost, Book IV, B...
Cartoon showing Charles James Fox standing on a roulette wheel perched atop a globe showing England and continental Europe, the implication is that his penniless state, indicated by turned-out pockets, is due t... More
The British lion engaging four powers, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a lion confronting a spaniel, representing Spain, a fighting cock, representing France, a rattlesnake, representing America, and a pug dog, representing Holland. Catalogue of prints and drawings in... More
A petitioning, remonstrating, reforming, republican / R.S., British Ca...
Cartoon shows a "Republican" squatting over an upturned crown, urinating into an upturned bishop's mitre. He supports himself with a staff on which is a liberty cap with the word "liberty" crossed out and "rebe... More
A new map of the United States of North America with the British Domin...
Print shows a cartouche on a map with several parcels in a natural setting. Illus. in: A new atlas of the mundane system; ... / Samuel Dunn. London : Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1778 [i.e., 1783], no.... More
A new pantomine - harlequine, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Charles James Fox and Lord North performing on a stage before an audience including the Prince of Wales with his mistress, Mary Robinson, also, Admiral Keppel, the Earl of Portland, Lord Cavendish, ... More
![[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODUvMDEvMDEvYXJtcy1vZi10aGUtYnJpdGlzaC1mb3JjZXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/64/webp "[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print")
[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print
Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fi... More
Reform and no reform, or the lovely pair's gentle fracas
Print shows "with the Head of Boreas", Lord North, standing to the left of a platform labeled "Reform Janus", and "with the Head of Reynard", Charles Fox, standing on the right; on the platform is a devil/human... More
A convention of the not-ables, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord North, Edmund Burke, Charles Fox, the Prince of Wales, and others attempting to break into the royal treasury. The Library has two impressions one colored and one b&w. Catalogue of prints and ... More
The gradual abolition off the slave trade or leaving of sugar by degre...
Print shows George III sitting at a table with the Queen and two of his daughters, and the Queen's Keeper of the Robes, Juliana Elizabeth Schwellenbergen holding a bottle of "Brandy", discussing the use of suga... More
Poor Sawney in sweetbriars / Rd. Newton del et fecit.
Illustration shows two grotesquely caricatured Scots passing on the road, one, a peddler of sewing wares, says to the other who is somewhat emaciated, "What the deel is the matter with you Sawney?" to which he ... More
Member of the riding house at Paris, delivering an harangue from the s...
Print shows a member of the new French aristocracy wearing a Phrygian or Liberty cap with circular emblem (Liberté - Egalité - Fraternité) riding on the back of a French citizen; he implores, "Messrs. of the me... More
Is this a rattle which I see before me / Cruikshank., British Cartoon ...
John Philip Kemble, caricatured, plays the dagger scene in Macbeth. In front of him is magically suspended a large watchman's rattle, labelled "a word to the wise". Text refers to the personal attack made on th... More
A milling match between decks, British Cartoon Print
Two sailors, tied to a chest suspended between their legs, are about to begin boxing; several other sailors and some loosely attired women observe the match. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (... More
The death of the property tax! Or 37 mortal wounds for ministers & the...
Henry Brougham, John Bull, and the British lion (Leo Britannicus) attacking a hydra representing the property tax. At tail of the monster Mr. Tierney tells Britannia to rise. In the background, Liverpool, the R... More
Theatrical reflection, or a peep at the looking glass curtain at the R...
Print shows the mirrored curtain reflecting the audience at the Royal Coburg Theatre (Old Vic Theatre) and Ramo Samee, a juggler, magician, and sword swallower, juggling on stage. Forms part of: British Cartoo... More
High-change in Bond Street, - ou- la Politesse du Grande Monde / Js. G...
Fashionably dressed pedestrians on Bond Street. In the foreground, five men crowd a woman and girl off the sidewalk as they leer at them. The women, seen from the back, are oddly dressed. In the background, thr... More
View of the attack on Bunker's Hill, with the burning of Charles Town,...
Print shows four British warships landing troops and firing on Charlestown, a British battery on Copp's Hill in Boston also fires on Charlestown which is in flames, also shows the assault on "Bunker's Hill." I... More
North eaft view of cheapside witht he cross and conduit
Print shows a procession passing a large monument topped with a cross in Cheapside, London, England, with many soldiers accompanying the Queen Mother's transport during a visit to King Charles I and Queen Henri... More