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The humours of Belvoir Castle, or the morning after / Woodward del. ; etch'd by Cruikshank., British Cartoon Print

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

A word of comfort, British Cartoon Print

A word of comfort, British Cartoon Print

A British satire on the efforts of Charles James Fox to get the Test and Corporation Acts repealed. Joseph Priestley, preaching, speaks for the concerns of the clergy, stating their opposition to "Reynard and A... More

Dispatch, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon

Dispatch, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon

Print shows a man, holding a large club labeled "Procrastination" over his head, saying "I hate delay"; he is about to strike Father Time who cries "Murder, Murder." Father Time's hourglass and scythe are alrea... More

Pro bono publico - the public cluster in terrorem / WD., British Cartoon Print

Pro bono publico - the public cluster in terrorem / WD., British Carto...

Print shows a grapevine twisted about a gibbet from which hangs a pendulous bunch of grapes with the faces of various British ministers, the most prominent being that of Charles James Fox, with Lord North sligh... More

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Argus. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Pri...

Print shows George III seated in a chair asleep, on the left stands a judge (possibly the Earl of Mansfield) with his left hand on the crown, behind the throne stands the Earl of Bute, speaking to Mansfield, he... More

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

One hundred cuts to the comic annual

Prints show small vignette cartoons (71) that are satires on daily life, often in the form of puns, or plays on words between the title and image. These sheets may have served as a catalogue of images available... More