Humorous Satirical Prints

Whimsical caricatures and satirical scenes depicting everyday life, humor, and social commentary, highlighted by bold colors and lively characters.

Dropsy courting consumption , Couples, Courtship. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Love laughs at locksmiths , Porters, Locks Hardware, Military officers, Couples, Seduction. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Sketch of day / 2 types / creditor and debtor

Domestic Shaving. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (27.6 × 22 cm). Date: August 21, 1786. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cries of London, No. 5 : Water cresses, come buy my water cresses , Peddlers, Vegetables. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Dropsy courting consumption , Couples, Courtship. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A Tour to the Lakes October 1807 Thomas Rowlandson. A Tour to the Lakes. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). October 1807. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The rabbits market. / N ° 7.

Dropsy Courting Consumption. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Plate: 13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (34.7 x 24.6 cm)Sheet: 15 5/8 x 10 7/16 in. (39.7 x 26.5 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Date: October 25, 1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Steward. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (26.4 × 22 cm)Plate: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.7 × 19.7 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Country Characters. Date: September 10, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Accomodation ladder , Ladders, Admirals, Courtship. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Jack in a white squall, amongst breakers - on the lee shore of St. Catherines , Sailors, Debt, Quarreling. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Traffic 1791 Thomas Rowlandson. Traffic. After () Henry Wigstead (British, 1745-1800 Margate). 1791. Hand-colored etching with aquatint. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Allegory n ° 3 / The nightmare of the red mother. (IT)

The Compliments of the Season, John Cawse, 1779-1862, British, 1800, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 1/8in. (27 x 20.6cm)

Steward September 10, 1799 Thomas Rowlandson. Steward. Country Characters. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). September 10, 1799. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Thomas Rowlandson, British (1756-1827), The Successful Fortune Hunter, 1812, hand-colored etching

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: image: 4 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (12.3 x 20.4 cm)sheet: 5 9/16 x 8 5/8 in. (14.2 x 21.9 cm). Publisher: Published by Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: The Dance of Death. Date: August 1, 1814. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

EH! Well, check where the fiacre I had told you to follow and in which was / my wife / No. 24.

Set of eight (5): Cries of London, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1799, Etching with aquatint, colored by hand, Sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 3/4in. (36.8 x 29.8cm)

Lust and Avarice November 29, 1788 Thomas Rowlandson British. Lust and Avarice. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 29, 1788. Hand-colored etching. William Rowlandson (British, active 1788). Prints

The Successful Fortune Hunter, or Captain Shelalee Leading Miss Marrowfat to the Temple of Hymen 1802, reissued 1812 Thomas Rowlandson A strapping Irishman in quasi-military dress looks down at his bride, as he leads her across the Crescent in Bath.For the 1802 impression, see 56.567.16.. The Successful Fortune Hunter, or Captain Shelalee Leading Miss Marrowfat to the Temple of Hymen. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1802, reissued 1812. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Aujourd'hui, Journal des Modes Ridicules, 31 xbre 1839, 2me Année: L'Artillerie du Binocl (...). Cartoon on the use of the scenic viewer (Binocle) in the theater. According to the caption: wins with low decodes. 'Coiffures' decorated with a hair net. Turban of the shops of Bayadères. Gloves from Peaux Parfumés.

Symptoms of restiveness , Sailors, Horses, Horseback riding, Dogs, Taverns Inns. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Sea Stores March 25, 1812 Thomas Rowlandson A young midshipman bargains with two prostitutes. The woman at right extends her hand for payment, and the woman at left smokes a pipe.. Sea Stores. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 25, 1812. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft.

Parisian binettes by H. Demare. // the useful heads ... / n ° 7

Richard Newton, 1777-1798, British, The Tar and the Jordan!, c. 1797. Etching, hand-colored.

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Set of eight (5): Cries of London, 1799. Etching with aquatint, colored by hand.

A View on the Banks of the Thames June 18, 1807 Thomas Rowlandson. A View on the Banks of the Thames. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 18, 1807. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Traffic 1791 Thomas Rowlandson. Traffic. After () Henry Wigstead (British, 1745-1800 Margate). 1791. Hand-colored etching with aquatint. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

The Triumph of Hypocrisy January 11, 1787 Thomas Rowlandson. The Triumph of Hypocrisy. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 11, 1787. Hand-colored stippled etching and aquatint. Elizabeth Jackson (British, active 1785-87). Prints

La Fille Mal Gardé, or Jack in the Box. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/2 in. (36.5 × 26.6 cm). Publisher: Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801-1825). Date: June 25, 1802. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Black brown & fair , Taverns Inns, Dogs, Seduction. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Bug Breeders in the Dog Days April 4, 1812 Thomas Rowlandson An elderly couple kept awake in their bed by fleas.. Bug Breeders in the Dog Days. April 4, 1812. Hand-colored etching. Prints

(17). -You so, eh! Big ...

Gallery of Fashion, vol. IV: April 1 1797 - March 1 1798 1794-1802 Nicolaus Heideloff Volume of costume plates from the series "Gallery of Fashion", published monthly by Nicolaus Heideloff between 1794 and 1803. Heideloff was born in Stuttgart, and spent the early years of his career in Paris. He fled from there to London during the French Revolution, and spent the next 30 years there. During this time he contributed to the growing market in popular prints through various endeavors including the Gallery of Fashion. In 1815, he was appointed to the directorship of the national paintings gallery in The Hague, now commonly known as the Mauritshuis.. Gallery of Fashion, vol. IV: April 1 1797 - March 1 1798. 1794-1802. Illustrations: etching and engraving (hand colored). Nicolaus Heideloff (German, Stuttgart 1761-1837 The Hague)

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, A Duet. - Turn Fair Clora, Turn Ah Cruel, Turn Again, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

The Dinner Spoil'd!. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 15/16 in. (24.4 × 20.2 cm)Plate: 8 9/16 × 7 9/16 in. (21.8 × 19.2 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Matrimonial Comforts. Date: 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Accommodation, or Lodgings to Let Portsmouth. Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756 - 1827); after George Moutard Woodward (English, c. 1760-1809); published by Thomas Tegg (English, 1776-1845). Date: 1808. Dimensions: 360 × 250 mm. Etching in black, with hand-colored additions, on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

James Gillray (1876-1919), The friends of the people and his Petty-New-Tax-Gatherer, paying John Bull a visit. Caricature.

A Cully Pillag'd July 1, 1802 Thomas Rowlandson. A Cully Pillag'd. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). July 1, 1802. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Tales of Wonder! Published 1802 England. Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper . James Gillray

Deliberation Anonymous. "Deliberation to English". Eau-Strong Colored, 1805.

fine arts, Rowlandson, Thomas (1756 - 1827), graphic, ""Rigging out a Smuggler"", aquatinta, Th. Tegg, London, circa 1810, Munch Stadtmuseum,

Geography ca. 1809 After () Thomas Rowlandson Two men converse in an interior next to a fireplace. The figure at right rises and points to a portrait over the fireplace, a dog looking up to follow the gesture. The other figure, seated, holds a glass of wine. A grinning classical bust on the bookcase, lettered "Aristhoph...". Geography. After () Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). ca. 1809. Hand-colored etching. () Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Man and woman lost in the countryside in a night storm with a servant holding a lantern. Miseries of the Country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of Human Life, Ackermann, 1808.

Muck'y Weather ca. 1812 Thomas Rowlandson Later state of "Wet Under Foot." A rainy street scene at the corner of Petticoat Lane and Smock Alley, where a woman struggles to walk over cobblestones while holding an umbrella and holding up her skirt.. Muck'y Weather. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). ca. 1812. Hand-colored etching; reissue. Thomas McLean (British, 1788-1875). Prints

19 / Stay, my dear girl in the voice of the Lord ... tonight, I'll get you absolute ..... (IT)

And The' - Tisick, - The Colic, Punch Cures The Gout, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1799, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 3/8 x 12 7/16in. (23.8 x 31.6cm)

Peter Plumb's Diary May 20, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson Later state with date erased.A plump couple sleep in armchairs by the fireplace, while a young woman and man kiss by a piano at right.. Peter Plumb's Diary. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). May 20, 1810. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

A general discharge : Or the darling angel's finishing stroke , Princes, Generals, Mistresses, Nobility, Cannons, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776-1852. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The artillery of the binocle. ... / 31 XBR 1839. 2e year. (Registered Title) | Ridiculous Modes Bulletin. (IFF 13) (Title of the whole)

Print made by James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, A Cognocenti Contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique, 1801. Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper mounted on green card.

A Bawd on her Last Legs October 1, 1792 Thomas Rowlandson. A Bawd on her Last Legs. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). October 1, 1792. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

The skeleton of Death sits in the porter's chair of a great house, as the terrified servants come down the stairs to investigate. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.

Who's Mistress Now. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (33.2 × 24.4 cm). Date: May 4, 1811. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The double disaster : Or new cure for love , Laundry, Water pumps, Hiding. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Waddling Out!. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 1/16 in. (29.5 × 23 cm)Plate: 9 15/16 × 7 9/16 in. (25.2 × 19.2 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Date: August 1, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

News. / Thiers and the Republic.

Advice to a Publican, or a Secret Worth Knowing 1810 Thomas Rowlandson A Publican stands at right visiting a man's office and asks him, "I read Sir an advertisement from your Office that for a Guinea premium you would inform Publicans how they might sell more Porter than usual - there Sir is the Guinea - and now let me know the Secret."; the man at left responds, "I will tell you sir in three words. it is simply this. Fill your Pots.". Advice to a Publican, or a Secret Worth Knowing. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1810. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Horror. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.4 × 22 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions. Date: January 1, 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Cure for Lying and a Bad Memory. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (31.8 × 23.3 cm)Plate: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Date: July 9, 1807. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Harmony Before Matrimony (recto); Clearing the Five Bar Gate (verso) Published 1805 England. Hand-colored etching on paper . James Gillray

Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Adieu, see you again. (You old fool.) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer from Petites Scenes du Monde, Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense, Gihaut Freres, Paris, 1829.

Monsieur le concierge, allant en soirée.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

William Dent, active 1784-1793, The Free Born Briton or a Perspective of Taxation, 1790. Etching with watercolor on wove paper.

Let's go more distinction this common misfortune makes us equal. (IT)

''A Story without Words -- A Proposal of Marriage', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890.

Farmer Blunt's Apology March 3, 1809 Thomas Rowlandson. Farmer Blunt's Apology. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). March 3, 1809. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Country characters no. 9: Exciseman , Customs inspections, Customs employees, Dogs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Le boul-dogue (chien de garde). Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Puss in Boots, or General Junot taken by Surprise. Dated: published 1811. Medium: hand-colored etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

The country cobbler , Shoemakers, Children. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

The poacher arrested , Criminals, Hunters, Law enforcement, Dogs, Surprise. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Song merchant. / N ° 11. (title registered) | Cree of Paris. (Ts)

Admiration (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions). Artist: After George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809 London). Dimensions: sheet: 11 9/16 x 9 in. (29.3 x 22.8 cm). Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions. Date: January 20, 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The departure , Arrivals & departures, Nobility, Politicians, Princes, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Rustic courtship , Courtship. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Dit, 1803-1847). "The metamorphoses of the day. Everyone takes their pleasure where they find it". Colored lithography, 1829. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 34929-9 Beer, drink, dance, dance, dancer, smoking pipe, smoker, humorous, lithography colored, morality, personification, pitcher, glass, animal, caricature, scene

Slap-Bang Shop 1815 Thomas Rowlandson. Slap-Bang Shop. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1815. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Set of eight (1): Cries of London, 1799. Etching with aquatint, colored by hand.

The Irish poets grace to a short allowance , Eating & drinking, Poor persons. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Imagination number 11: the Ventrioulu deputy. Engraving. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Demon, Depute, Deputy, Elector, politician, humorous, humorus, humor, imagination, orchestra, orchestra, politician, series, series, voting, caricature, engraving, engraving

Looking at the comet till you get a crick in the neck , Comets, Seduction, Stargazing. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Becassine a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of La Semaine de Suzette on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French comics.

John Cawse, 1779-1862, British, John Bull Ask'd at Saint Stephens, 1800. Etching, hand-colored.

The Christmas tree / spoils of choice

A 'dentiste' extracting the tooth of a large well dressed gentleman. Coloured mezzotint by J. Wilson after himself, 1773.

Men sitting at table by Thomas Rowlandson, watercolor on paper, 1816, 1756-1827, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 12, 2x18, 8

John Chapman, active ca. 1792-1823, British, Falstaff's Escape - "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act IV, Scene II, 1792. Engraving and stipple engraving.

Quaker in Love 1815 () Thomas Rowlandson Text below this print associates the scene with Charles Dibdin's comic opera "The Quaker." The lines comes from a song used by the mian character uses to propose marriage. Rowlandson shows the main character outside a house placing his hand on the offered breast of a buxom young woman. Two women watch the scene from an open window above as a short, stocky man walks away at left near a sign lettered "Man traps placed in these grounds.". Quaker in Love. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1815 (). Hand-colored etching. Prints

The first night of my wedding : Or little Boney no match for an Arch Dutchess , Rulers, Beds, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A rich gourmet feasting at home in Georgian England. Misanthropic Sir Simon dining alone. A butler pours wine and maids bring platters of food. The Pleasures of Solitude. Handcoloured wood engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from W. H. Harrisons The Humourist, a Companion for the Christmas Fireside, Rudolph Ackermann, 19 Strand, London, 1831.

Politeness , Adultery, Etiquette, Beds. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Jews at a Luncheon 1794 Thomas Rowlandson. Jews at a Luncheon. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1794. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Matrimonial-Harmonics Published 1805 England. Hand-colored etching on paper . James Gillray

Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, Long Expected Come at Last or John Bull Disappointed at His Crippled Visitor, 1802. Etching, hand-colored.

Rum Characters in a Shrubbery November 1, 1808 After Thomas Rowlandson A copy of a watercolor by Rowlandson. Two women stand at the counter of a gin shop, each with a glass. A woman drinks from a glass behind them at right. The bartender pours a third glass.. Rum Characters in a Shrubbery. After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 1, 1808. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Richard Reeve (British, 1780-1835). Prints

An Old Maid In Search of a Flea September 25, 1794 Thomas Rowlandson. An Old Maid In Search of a Flea. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). September 25, 1794. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Pair of lovers, circa 1500. He wears a coffee-coloured manteau and crimson pourpoint and pantalon and she wears a white escoffion hat and dress in the colour of isabelle. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary engraving from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

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