Humorous Satirical Prints

Lighthearted and satirical prints portraying humorous scenes from daily life, capturing social commentary through engaging illustrations and caricatures.

A cure for lying and a bad memory , Students, Quacks. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Doctor Syntax returned from his tour , Quarreling, Dogs, Eavesdropping, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827. Doctor Syntax drawings. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A Barber's Shop 1811 Thomas Rowlandson A large man sits at center covered with a cloth, having his hair dressed by a barber and a boy. Another customer at right wears a cap and is covered by a cloth as he is shaved. A third figure, just released from the attentions of the barber, dabs at blood on his neck, directed by a boy. At far left, a tall thin man and short portly man both look in a mirror and tie their neckcloths. Near them a seated bald man looks up from his paper in concern as two dogs fight over his wig which has fallen from a stand.. A Barber's Shop. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1811. Hand-colored etching. Prints

The tax collector , Government employees, Tax payers, Taxes. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Illustration from Mr. Lambkin, plate 10, Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British, undated, Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

The Dying Patient, or Doctor's Last Fee April 1, 1786 After Thomas Rowlandson. The Dying Patient, or Doctor's Last Fee. After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 1, 1786. Hand-colored etching. Henry Brookes (British, active 1786-95). Prints

A cure for lying and a bad memory , Students, Quacks. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Reconciliation, or the Return from Scotland December 17, 1785 Thomas Rowlandson A bride holds a handkerchief to her eye and enters a room with her husband. A servant pulls out a chair for her, which a dog tries to jump on. Her parents are at right.An early state before final lettering.. Reconciliation, or the Return from Scotland. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 17, 1785. Hand-colored etching. William Hinton (British, active London, 1779-86). Prints

A Sleepy Congregation February 12, 1811 Thomas Rowlandson A priest giving his sermon from the pulpit above to a congregation below, some of whom are soundly sleeping. A woman at right tilts her head downwards, unaware of a young man looking towards her at left.The date is erased in this state.. A Sleepy Congregation. "Tegg's Caricatures". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). February 12, 1811. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Miseries of travelling. On packing up your clothes for a journey... , Servants, Luggage. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

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A Sufferer for Decency. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (38.5 × 25.5 cm)Plate: 14 × 9 1/4 in. (35.5 × 23.5 cm). Publisher: Mrs. Lay (British, active Brighton, ca. 1790). Date: June 20, 1789. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Visit to the Aunt December 20, 1794 Thomas Rowlandson. A Visit to the Aunt. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 20, 1794. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Legerdemain. Artist: After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed and inlaid): 9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (24.9 × 25 cm). Etcher: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Date: 1799 (). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Plate 4: A Lying-in Visit, A Round Dance, from "World in Miniature" 1816 Thomas Rowlandson One of forty prints from Rowlandson's "World in Miniature; Consisting of Groups of Figures, for the Illustration of Landscape Scenery." Three scenes: at top, a lying-in visit with the mother in a rocking chair at left and a baby being admired by three ladies at right; at middle, a round dance with fiddle players at left; below, ship-building on the shore.. Plate 4: A Lying-in Visit, A Round Dance, from "World in Miniature". "World in Miniature". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1816. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected July 1, 1802 Thomas Rowlandson. A Lady in Limbo, or Jew Bail Rejected. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). July 1, 1802. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

A Young Woman (Heiress) Prepares to Sign a Document 1780-1800 Imitator of Thomas Rowlandson A young and beautiful woman stands at left holding a quill pen, her wealth indicated by her fashionable dress, feathers in her hair and pendant earrings. To her right a lawyer stands behind a table with ink pots and holds up a document for her to sign. They are watched by an stout middle aged man at rights who wearing a military coat. The style of the dress sets the scene in the 1780s.. A Young Woman (Heiress) Prepares to Sign a Document. Imitator of Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1780-1800. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Exquisite dandies. British Cartoon prints Collection , This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Samuel Alken after H Wigstead, The Bachelor The Bachelor

The Reconciliation, or the Return from Scotland, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1793, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 x 12 7/8in. (22.9 x 32.7cm)

Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, Theatrical Doctors recovering Clara's Notes!, 1802. Etching.

Samuel Alken, 1756-1815, British, A French Family, 1786. Etching with aquatint.

A bait for the kiddies on the North Road : Or that's your sort prime bang up to the mark , Taverns Inns, Seduction, Coach drivers. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

'Breakfast scene from 'The Five Days Peregrination', 1732. Artist: William Hogarth.

Morning, or, A Man of Taste 1802-11 Anonymous, British, 19th century. Morning, or, A Man of Taste. After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). 1802-11. Hand-colored etching. Prints

A Comfortable Nap in a Post Chaise December 29, 1788 Thomas Rowlandson. A Comfortable Nap in a Post Chaise. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 29, 1788. Hand-colored etching and aquatint. Prints

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, A Necessary War or Quixotism Revived, or The Knight of the Little House, 1792. Etching, hand-colored.

Country characters no. 2: Justice , Judges, Dogs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, The Prodigal Son, 1787. Etching, hand-colored.

One of a set of four: Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Old Savings, John Phillips, active 1840-1852, 1828, Soft-ground etching, colored by hand, Sheet: 11 5/8 x 9 1/2in. (29.5 x 24.1cm)

The Kitchen of a French Post House 1803 () () Thomas Rowlandson Bunbury traveled through France and Italy in 1769, and produced a series of humorous drawings poking fun at foreigners. He showed "La Cuisine de la Poste" at the Royal Academy in 1770, and John Harris made a related etching in 1771.This later print was likely etched by Thomas Rowlandson and published by Rudolph Ackermann around 1803 as part of a set that revived Bunbury's early designs. Post houses were inns situated at regular intervals along busy roads to offer lodging, refreshment, and horses for hire. Post riders relied on them to change horses often and maintain a brisk schedule, and an example strides into the kitchen here at right wearing heavy boots.. The Kitchen of a French Post House. After Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland). 1803 (). Hand-colored etching. () Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Mr abbot you are razé. (IT)

Thomas Rowlandson, The Reconciliation, or The Return from Scotland, 1785 The Reconciliation, or The Return from Scotland

English gentleman writing a begging letter in a decrepit parlour with lawyer and loanshark looking on. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combes The Dance of Life, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1817.

A Hitt at Backgammon November 9, 1810 Thomas Rowlandson A man and woman play backgammon. The woman at right is frantic with rage, and leans towards the man to seize his wig. Two candlesticks are overturned on the table and a cat meows at the back of her chair.. A Hitt at Backgammon. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). November 9, 1810. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

A New Administration, or - The State Quacks Administring, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1783, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 7/8in. (22.2 x 32.7cm)

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

A French Family, Samuel Alken, 1756-1815, British, after Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1786, Etching with aquatint, Sheet: 15 7/8 x 21 1/4in. (40.3 x 54cm)

Figure studies (third sheet), 1833; Fragments of Dutch clothing contract, use, etc. Togged to nature and gelithographed by C. Andriessen. Leaf with figures: Bottom left a group of women sitting on and at baskets, the bottom right of a standing woman at a basket with pals. Part of a series of six sheets with figure studies of Dutch market forces, street figures and weak, 1833.

A Trip to Gretna Green 1803 Thomas Rowlandson. A Trip to Gretna Green. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). 1803. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

17 / Our good rural people / they arrive, they arrive !! (IT)

Paris Commune, 1871. Artist: Anon

Fox-hunting a pair: 2. Four O'Clock in Town, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, after Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1788, Aquatint, hand-colored, Sheet: 11 1/4 x 14 1/2in. (28.6 x 36.8cm)

14 / A shell falls, I do not wait for the second; I jump on my most precious objects, here I am! (IT)

Woman selling jugs, tea-pots and bowls on a street corner. A fashionable woman looks on. Handcoloured woodblock print after an original painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) from Andrew Tuer's "London Cries: with Six Charming Children and about forty other illustrations," published by Field & Tuer, London, 1883.

Faith of Mayeux, I love big! ... / No. 45. (registered title)

1. Abbé Babit Fait Restitution. (You)

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, Modes et Manières No. 19: L'Ecolière craintive (Fichu avec éfilé. Palatine), 1800, hand-colored etching on paper.

"What do you think of the expedition" from Metamorphoses of the Day 1829 J. J. Grandville. "What do you think of the expedition" from Metamorphoses of the Day. 1829. Hand-colored lithograph. Prints

Country characters no. 4: Footman , Servants, Monkeys, Mirrors. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

A peep at Christie's, or, Tally-Ho and his Nimeny-Pimeny taking the mourning lounge. Gillray, James (1756-1815). Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones) (1814-1886). Caricatures, Prints, Cartoons (Commentary). 1796-09-24. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs. Henry Alken (English, 1785-1851); published by Thomas McLean (English, active 1790-1860). Date: 1822. Dimensions: 198 × 253 mm (image); 215 × 270 mm (plate); 245 × 340 mm (sheet). Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Consultation, or Last Hope June 30, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. The Consultation, or Last Hope. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). June 30, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Portrait of the artist Jacob Smies in a studio with art objects. Draughtsman: Jacob Willemz. de Vos. Dating: 1795. Measurements: h 278 mm × w 198 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Elegance April 3, 1801 Thomas Rowlandson. Elegance. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). April 3, 1801. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Birth of Bonoparte February 8, 1808 Thomas Rowlandson. Birth of Bonoparte. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). February 8, 1808. Hand-colored etching. Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Prints

Jump marquis ... and you hypocrite (IT)

London, McLean, Thomas, England, Heath, William, Packing Up!!!, The Conyngham family packing for the move, The Conyngham family packing all their belongings to move from Windsor Castle to Slane Castle, 1830. The portly Lady Conyngham, mistress of King George IV, attempts to open a treasure chest with a key. Lord Conyngham tightens a rope around a large package. The daughter carries the skeleton of the giraffe., cartoon, English cartoons, height 248 mm, width 350 mm, English, 1795 - 1840-04-07, print maker, printmaker, 1830-07-01 - 1830-07-01, paper, papier, etching, etchings, hand colouring, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Dit, 1803-1847). "The metamorphoses of the day. Be without worry, sir, two months of treatment and I return your son as straight as you and me". Colored lithography, 1829. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 34930-15 Colorie, morality, personification, caricature

A Visit to the Tombs. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (39 × 29.1 cm)Plate: 15 in. × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.5 cm). Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757-1815). Date: October 23, 1789. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Horszty Ski, Illustration to the 3rd Scene of the Second Act of the Drama of Juliusz S Owacski; Tetmajer, W Odzimierz (1862-1923); around 1909 (1900-00-00-1923-00-00);Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912)-collection, Słowacki, Juliusz (1809-1849)-Illustration, Słowacki, Juliusz (1809-1849). Horsztyński, gift (provenance)

Road to Ruin. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 11 1/4 × 14 7/16 in. (28.5 × 36.7 cm). Date: 1785. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chair mending , Maintenance & repair, Chairs. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Puppet Show at Naples, leaf from 'A Collection of Dresses by David Allan Mostly from Nature', David Allan (Alloa, Scotland, 1744 - 1796) 1776

How to Vault in the Saddle or a New Invented Patent Crane for the Accomodation or Rheumatic Rump'd Rectors December 30, 1813 Thomas Rowlandson A rector is hoisted from his horse by a pulley-system tied around his waist, pulled by two girls at left.. How to Vault in the Saddle or a New Invented Patent Crane for the Accomodation or Rheumatic Rump'd Rectors. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). December 30, 1813. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Het openen van de sluizen, 1799; Opening the Sluices or the Secret Expedition.Cartoon in which three large thick Dutch fishwowns with straw hats are copied urinating, the British soldiers are flushed away in the water stream. Three frogs do the same. Cartoon at the unexpected opposition of the Dutch during the British Russian invasion in Noord-Holland in 1799.

Attributed to Nathaniel Dance RA, 1735-1811, British, Conquering a Chromatic Passage, undated. Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Donna che resiste alloro val più dun gran tesoro, Pl. 1. Piattoli, Giuseppe. Prints. 1786. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Proverbs, Italian , Italy , Tuscany

The embedders of 1821 or the pipettole. (IT)

Dutch toy (A)!!! : Or a pretty plaything for a young princess!!! , Princesses, Princes, Puppets, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings

Hablot Knight Browne, 1815-1882, British, The Buxom Hostess, 1879. Graphite and wash, with white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown, wove paper.

Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, One of the Family!, 1795. Etching, hand-colored.

Who's Mistress Now May 4, 1811 Thomas Rowlandson. Who's Mistress Now. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). May 4, 1811. Hand-colored etching. Prints

Unknown, Le concert a trois, 1700-1899, hand-colored etching on paper.

Herdersuurtje, Anonymous, 1818 The shepherd's hour. Caricature of an unattractive love couple. The woman lying on a bed, looking herself in a mirror hanging above the head end. A man with Lorgnet standing next to it. On the wall a barometer and a painting of an erupting volcano. (The shepherd's hour is an hour dedicated to love, the sex). France paper. watercolor (paint) couple of lovers. eruption (of volcano). barometer. bedroom

Papas Rising (TI)

Search-Night;- or - State-Watchmen, Mistaking Honest-Men for Conspirators - Vide, State Arrests, James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, 1798, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 7/8in. (24.4 x 35.2cm)

The Five Senses: smell, hearing, sight, touch and taste. From children's book, London c1850. Lithograph

'The Microscope,' Spooner's Transformations, No. 2, William Spooner, England, active 1830 - 1854, Lithograph and brush and watercolor on paper, Title between two vignettes: 'Displaying to the horror stricken old woman the wonderful inhabitants of a Drop of Water'., London, England, ca. 1838, figures, Print, Print

Young Ladies, Print made by Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, after George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, 1795, Etching and stipple engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 14 11/16 x 10 7/8 inches (37.3 x 27.6 cm), Plate: 14 x 10 7/8 inches (35.6 x 27.6 cm), and Image: 11 15/16 x 9 7/8 inches (30.4 x 25.1 cm), caricature, dog (animal), dresses, feathers, genre subject, illustration, ladies, old, reading, satire, school, tree, wrinkled, youth

Cries of London: No.1: Buy a Trap, a Rat-Trap. Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); Henri Merke (Swiss, Niederweningen, canton Zürich ca. 1760-after 1820). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/16 × 12 5/16 in. (38.5 × 31.2 cm)Plate: 14 13/16 × 11 15/16 in. (37.6 × 30.3 cm). Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Cries of London. Date: January 1, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Platonic Love. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); After () Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750-1811 Keswick, Cumberland); Attributed on print to () Sir Henry Edward Bunbury (British, 1778-1860). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (27.7 × 20.9 cm). Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, 1776-1846). Date: May 30, 1807. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Prodigal son, scene in a bordello where the Prince of Wales lounges on a sofa next to a large, bare-breasted woman, probably representing Charles James Fox. A second bare-breasted woman,lounges at the feet of the Prince, while a third holds a man who is leaning on a chair vomiting.

Table of Paris - The flower walk Georg Emmanuel opitz (or OPIZ, 1775-1841). Paris painting - the flower market. Drawing.

A Decent Story. James Gillray (English, 1756-1815); published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818). Date: 1795. Dimensions: 227 × 295 mm (image); 248 × 339 mm (plate); 267 × 339 mm (sheet). Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). "Recipe to cure colic". Colored and erased lithography. 1836-1838. Paris, Balzac house. 56113-7 Colic, colored, gommee, heal, lithography, recipe, caricature

Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, The Vicar of Wakefield: The Scold, with news of Olivia, ca. 1817. Watercolor, with pen and gray ink over graphite on medium, smooth, blued white wove paper.

Ladies at Archery Made 1830-1910 England. Watercolor, and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper . William McTaggart

Gray feder and watercolor drawing by Johann Heinrich Ramberg from 1812 depicting a scene titled 'The Mitch' with details emphasized using white brush strokes and gray edging line, showing figures, objects, and composition.

Doctor Syntax, in the middle of a smoking hot political squabble, wishes to whet his whistle by Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, between 1812 and 1821 etching, hand-colored

Print made by James Hook, ca. 1772-1828, British, Captain Cork Rump, 1786. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor.

A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.

Gone with the wind (TI)

Assembly of notables on February 22, 1787 (IT)

Chi di venti non hà, di trenta non ne aspetti, Pl. 17. Piattoli, Giuseppe. Prints. 1786. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Proverbs, Italian , Italy , Tuscany

4 / Charybde in Scylla. / I do not know if the shells are not preferable !! ... (IT)

The Wonderful Charms of a Red Coat and Cockade, 1785-1790 Thomas Rowlandson, Watercolour, Caricature, Satire, Female, Male, Costume, Hat, Full-length, Costume, Fashion

Bodmin Cornwall: The Arrival of the Stage-Coach. Date/Period: 1795. Cityscape. Watercolor with pen and gray and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper; mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper. Height: 359 mm (14.13 in); Width: 511 mm (20.11 in). Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

Henry William Bunbury, 1750-1811, British, Entrance to Pidcock's Exhibition Tent at a Fair, undated. Watercolor, pen, in brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, wove paper.

Paris, Delpech, veuve (Naudet), Aubry, Charles, Les Jeux de l'Enfance, Children's play and mischief, Le Remède, Three children giving a dog an injection, verso - handwritten, print, prints, verso - stamped, LA de Vries, v. Stockum, 24 Nov. 1964 No 172 (81 st.) f 520, -, height 383 mm, width 267 mm, French, print maker, printmaker, 1824 - 1824, paper, chalk lithography, hand coloring, printer

Miseries of human life, 'Getting up early on a cold gloomy morning' , Waking, Cleaning, Women domestics. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

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