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"Patience on a monument." (BM 1851,0901.540)

"Patience on a monument." (BM 1851,0901.540)

(For description see other impression). 19 September 1791 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Symptoms of deep-thinking." (BM 1853,0112.1803)

"Symptoms of deep-thinking." (BM 1853,0112.1803)

Sir Charles Bunbury, a stout, elderly, plainly dressed man, walks in profile to the left, staring with fierce concentration, one hand on his heart, the other deep in his breeches pocket. He steps on a loose fla... More

'T Verkeer Spel van Brabant en Vlaanderen. (BM 1868,0808.3413 1)

'T Verkeer Spel van Brabant en Vlaanderen. (BM 1868,0808.3413 1)

Dutch satirical broadside comparing events in the War of the Spanish Succession during 1708 to a game of backgammon. An etching showing seven gamblers: 1. the Bavarian on a stool with lion's feet and his back t... More

(A French Postillion looking over his shoulder, whip in hand, with a distant Church) (BM J,6.13)

(A French Postillion looking over his shoulder, whip in hand, with a d...

Satire: a postillion with huge boots seen from behind looking over his shoulder. c.1768 Etching with drypoint

(A French Postillion) (BM 1861,1012.375)

(A French Postillion) (BM 1861,1012.375)

Satire: a postillion striding to right holding his whip dangling before him. 20 January 1774 Etching

(A sleepy congregation) (BM 1937,1108.39)

(A sleepy congregation) (BM 1937,1108.39)

The interior of a crowded church. The preacher stands in a high pulpit (left) facing his congregation with a stern expression. Beneath him is the precentor, John Campbell (see BMSat 5894). The congregation sits... More

(A Yarmouth car.) (BM J,5.87)

(A Yarmouth car.) (BM J,5.87)

A man and woman drive across open country, in a clumsy two-wheeled gig, towards a row of tents (left). A signpost (right) points 'To the Camp'. The gig, which roughly imitates the shape of a fashionable carriag... More

(Boot i.e. Bute) (awl) a new (ball)ad. (BM 1868,0808.4130 1)

(Boot i.e. Bute) (awl) a new (ball)ad. (BM 1868,0808.4130 1)

Rebus in mock-Scots repeating that in BM Satires 3741, satirising Lord Bute and the supposed promotion of Scots in England, specifically Robert Mylne's selection as architect of Blackfriars Bridge. 1760 Etching

(Brook Watson.) (BM 1867,0309.768)

(Brook Watson.) (BM 1867,0309.768)

Alderman Watson stands in profile to the right, bending forward, his wooden leg concealed behind a bench (left); he holds out a document with a pendent seal inscribed 'Pension for Services'. From the bench, on... More

(Campbell's concert) (BM 1937,1108.4)

(Campbell's concert) (BM 1937,1108.4)

John Campbell, the precentor of the Canongate Church (see BMSat 5894), stands full-face, singing loudly from a paper which he holds, surrounded by others making discordant music, while three asses bray and a do... More

(Captain Townsend) (BM 1851,0901.1031)

(Captain Townsend) (BM 1851,0901.1031)

(For description see other impression). 19 May 1800 Etching Public domain photograph of British satirical print, 19th century, politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Col. Topham endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the genius of Holman) (BM 1868,0808.5402)

(Col. Topham endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the genius of ...

(For description see other impression). 5 October 1785 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Des Interims und Interimisten warhafftige abgemalte figur und gestalt) (BM 1937,1008.24)

(Des Interims und Interimisten warhafftige abgemalte figur und gestalt...

Broadside satire on the Augsburg and Leipzig interims of 1548; with a hand-coloured woodcut with monks and various clerics singing from large music sheets, drinking and holding game-boards; four-column letterpr... More

(Fame's rewards) (BM 1868,0808.13225)

(Fame's rewards) (BM 1868,0808.13225)

(For description see other impression). 1 October 1774 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Fox in Bedlam.) (BM 1868,0808.5329)

(Fox in Bedlam.) (BM 1868,0808.5329)

Fox reclines on a blanket laid on straw, clad only in breeches and a pair of unlatched shoes. He wears a crown made of twisted straw and in his right hand is a bunch of straw which he holds as a sceptre. Sam Ho... More

(Fox, Pitt and Thurlow.) (BM 1868,0808.5360)

(Fox, Pitt and Thurlow.) (BM 1868,0808.5360)

Thurlow as Balaam, riding (right to left) on an ass with the head of Pitt, is confronted by Fox (left) holding a sword with a serpentine blade and the shield of Britannia. The ass says, "Am not I thy Pitt=ifull... More

(Harry Dimsdale) (BM 1851,0308.194)

(Harry Dimsdale) (BM 1851,0308.194)

A man holding a basket on his right arm shambles from left to right, stooping. He has very small bent legs, and is plainly dressed, wearing a round hat. Beneath the design: 'To the free & independent Electors ... More

(Lady (Mount) Edgcumbe) (BM 1868,0808.4682)

(Lady (Mount) Edgcumbe) (BM 1868,0808.4682)

Bust portrait in profile to the left of an elderly woman, thin and of witch-like appearance. Her hair which recedes from her forehead is dressed high and ornamented with a lace cap. 18 May 1780 Etching

(Lady Archer) (BM 1851,0901.544)

(Lady Archer) (BM 1851,0901.544)

(For description see other impression). 8 July 1781 Hand-coloured etching

(Lord John Cavendish) (BM 1867,0309.759)

(Lord John Cavendish) (BM 1867,0309.759)

(For description see other impression). 3 July 1782 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Lord Kelly) (BM 1851,0901.32) - Drawing. Public domain image.

(Lord Kelly) (BM 1851,0901.32) - Drawing. Public domain image.

(For description see other impression). 1 June 1780 Etching Public domain scan of 18th-century scientific book, illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Louis Weltje) (BM 1873,0712.1154)

(Louis Weltje) (BM 1873,0712.1154)

(For description see other impression). 1 November 1781 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Mr Franco) (BM 1868,0808.6892)

(Mr Franco) (BM 1868,0808.6892)

A stout youngish man, fashionably dressed and wearing boots of Hessian pattern, walks in profile to the right, on a flagged pavement. His nose is exaggeratedly Jewish and in the roadway are pigs (left and right... More

(Mrs Robinson dancing with Fox) (BM 1868,0808.5396)

(Mrs Robinson dancing with Fox) (BM 1868,0808.5396)

Fox and Perdita dancing together, she as a bacchante, he Bacchus or perhaps Falstaff. She (left) holds out a glass in her right hand, garland of leaves hangs over her left shoulder. Fox is wearing a ruff, tun... More

(Mrs. Anna Davis.) (BM 1868,0808.6082)

(Mrs. Anna Davis.) (BM 1868,0808.6082)

Heading to a set of verses printed in two columns, and purporting to be a song made formerly by the boys of Westminster School on an application from 'Mrs Anna Davis' to Dr. Smith (see BMSat 4921, &c.) 'to whip... More

(Sir Watking Lewes riding a ram) (BM 1985,0119.112)

(Sir Watking Lewes riding a ram) (BM 1985,0119.112)

(For description see other impression). 5 June 1784 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

(Strangers viewing Oxford.) (BM 1927,0308.129)

(Strangers viewing Oxford.) (BM 1927,0308.129)

Plate 47 to 'Eccentric Excursions, or. Literary & Pictorial sketches of Countenance, Character and Country, in ..... England & South Wales'. Design in a circle. A guide points out with arm and cane a gothic bu... More

(The cobbler turned preacher) (BM 1935,0522.7.16)

(The cobbler turned preacher) (BM 1935,0522.7.16)

(For description see other impression). 1 May 1791 Etching with hand-colouring

(The doctor disturbed) (BM 1868,0808.13147)

(The doctor disturbed) (BM 1868,0808.13147)

An elderly spectacled doctor sits on a sofa beside a young woman (right) in hat and cloak. They are taken aback by the entry (left) of an irate middle-aged man, carrying hat and cane. The wall is covered by jar... More

(William Parsons.) (BM J,4.326) - Public domain portrait engraving

(William Parsons.) (BM J,4.326) - Public domain portrait engraving

Half length portrait of Parsons the actor, standing in profile to the left, taking a pinch of snuff from a box held at arm's-length. He wears a bag-wig and ruffles, his hat is under his left arm. 4 May 1782 Etching

(Woodford Rice Esq.) (BM 1868,0808.5076)

(Woodford Rice Esq.) (BM 1868,0808.5076)

Portrait of a man whole length and full-face, wearing a coat with military facings and epaulettes. He stands with his right hand on his hip; in his left he holds out an open book; on the right hand page is insc... More

- returng from Reading market in a full breeze (BM 1867,0309.757)

- returng from Reading market in a full breeze (BM 1867,0309.757)

(For description see other impression). 1 May 1773 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

- returng from Reading market in a full breeze (BM 1868,0808.4501)

- returng from Reading market in a full breeze (BM 1868,0808.4501)

Two men walk from r. to left. one behind the other; a following wind blows their hair and clothes. Both are uncouth and wear cockaded hats and are perhaps intended for half-pay officers. The hands of the man in... More

-" This is a sorry sight!"-Macbeth-scene a lodging in Bond Street'. (BM 1868,0808.5595)

-" This is a sorry sight!"-Macbeth-scene a lodging in Bond Street'. (B...

A haggard-looking man is seated in profile to the left in an armchair beside a small table on which are two candles (which light the room), a medicine phial, &c, and his breeches. He wears shirt, night-cap, ung... More

A Bagnigge Wells scene, or No Resisting Temptation (BM 1873,0712.820)

A Bagnigge Wells scene, or No Resisting Temptation (BM 1873,0712.820)

Satire on prostitution: two finely dressed prostitutes in the grounds of the pleasure garden with a fountain playing in the background. Mezzotint

A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig. (BM 1851,0901.142)

A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig. (BM 1851,0901.142)

A merry-go-round in violent action, ministers seated on the horses, &c, fixed on a circular platform which is supported on a short central beam. This beam is held in place by three blocks or wedges inscribed ... More

A bon fire for the poor or the shame of Albion exposed (BM 1868,0808.6030)

A bon fire for the poor or the shame of Albion exposed (BM 1868,0808.6...

(For description see other impression). 1 April 1791 Hand-coloured etching

A brace of blessings (BM 1991,0720.31)

A brace of blessings (BM 1991,0720.31)

A lawyer and a cleric enjoying good living. 26 January 1796 Hand-coloured etching

A chilling North blast or a tax upon laughter. (BM 1868,0808.4825)

A chilling North blast or a tax upon laughter. (BM 1868,0808.4825)

A harlequinade scene on the stage. North, in profile to the right, reclines on a settee, one foot on the seat, one on the floor; he points at one of several figures who are rising through openings in the floor... More

A Chirurgical Address from Dr R-d R-k M L to L or a New Lesson upon the S-h Fiddle (BM 1871,0610.474)

A Chirurgical Address from Dr R-d R-k M L to L or a New Lesson upon th...

Satire on Lord Bute and his alleged favouritism towards Scots in the form of a rebus from Richard Rock, the doctor well-known for his treatment of venereal disease. Rock suggests that Scots undergo quarantine a... More

A college rout. (BM 1948,0214.392)

A college rout. (BM 1948,0214.392)

A large room with a group of dons playing cards in the background with a portly don bowing and inviting a seated lady in the foreground to dance. 21 June 1799 Hand-coloured etching

A Connoisseur admiring a night piece (BM 1855,0609.1916)

A Connoisseur admiring a night piece (BM 1855,0609.1916)

Satire on Francis Grose: (No.19): a stout man standing peering through a large magnifying glass at a completely black painting, its varnish presumably discoloured and obscuring the work of an old master; the pa... More

A Country Just-Ass (BM 2010,7081.1707)

A Country Just-Ass (BM 2010,7081.1707)

A caricatured man, stout and with a bulbous nose, shown half-length with his back to the viewer, holding up a book inscribed 'Burn's Justice', wearing spectacles pushed up to his brow and a long wig; republishe... More

A Dancing Master Macaroni (BM 1915,0313.148)

A Dancing Master Macaroni (BM 1915,0313.148)

No.13: A man, whole length, playing a violin. He faces right but looks over his right shoulder, his mouth open as if speaking. He is doing dancing steps. He wears a rather short coat, and a ruffled shirt. His h... More

A Demosthenean Attitude (BM 1868,0808.12478)

A Demosthenean Attitude (BM 1868,0808.12478)

From the 'Attic Miscellany', i. 285. A half length portrait of Fox, looking to the left, in his accustomed attitude when speaking: legs bent, hat in his right hand with his right arm raised as if to make a down... More

A Dutch Academy (BM 1935,0522.9.10.b)

A Dutch Academy (BM 1935,0522.9.10.b)

The interior of an art-school. A stout woman (nude) sprawls awkwardly on an armchair on the model throne, round which fat Dutchmen are grouped. One, seated on an upturned tub (right), paints at a large canvas o... More

A Field Day in Hyde Park (BM 1880,1113.1887)

A Field Day in Hyde Park (BM 1880,1113.1887)

A line of soldiers in formation with rifles opening fire in Hyde Park on the right, behind them a man sits on a horse looking out eagerly over the soldiers; on the left a crowd of people in distress, a man fall... More

A Flight of Scotchmen! (BM 2001,0520.22 2)

A Flight of Scotchmen! (BM 2001,0520.22 2)

Satire: Scotsmen 'raining' onto London, Ireland, West Indies, America and Germany, all wearing tartan kilts and bonnets, some with bagpipes; with signpost bottom right pointing towards London and lettered, "The... More

A fool and his money's soon parted (BM 1861,0518.961)

A fool and his money's soon parted (BM 1861,0518.961)

A stout citizen sits in the corner of a sofa, his left arm round the waist of a courtesan who holds his chin; they drink together. On the left, crouching behind the sofa, another young woman smilingly takes his... More

A Forcible Appeal for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (BM 2007,7058.1 1)

A Forcible Appeal for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (BM 2007,7058.1...

Satire on slavery; a scene in the Caribbean with two slaves tied to palm trees being flogged by black overseers while a well-dressed white woman looks on. 2 April 1792 Hand-coloured etching

A French family, (BM 1938,0613.6)

A French family, (BM 1938,0613.6)

A companion print to BMSat 9670. In a squalid room French dancers practise to a fiddle played by an older man (right) who dances as he plays. The parents of the four children dance, facing each other. She i... More

A French physician with his retinue going to visit his patients (BM 1878,0713.1305)

A French physician with his retinue going to visit his patients (BM 18...

Street scene, evidently in Paris. The physician, holding a large cane, sits in a two-wheeled chair or brouette which is being drawn from left to right. by a thin and ragged man, while another pushes the back of... More

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Masons... (BM 1847,0911.1)

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Maso...

A crowd gathered on the Strand and watching a procession of mock Free-Masons, walking to the left. 1742 Etching

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Masons... (BM 1868,0808.3697)

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Maso...

A crowd gathered on the Strand and watching a procession of mock Free-Masons, walking to the left. 1742 Etching

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Masons... (BM Mm,2.151)

A Geometrical View of the Grand Procession of the Scald Miserable Maso...

A crowd gathered on the Strand and watching a procession of mock Free-Masons, walking to the left. 1742; this state 1771 Etching

A Glee. Une Allegresse (BM 1935,0522.1.77)

A Glee. Une Allegresse (BM 1935,0522.1.77)

A companion print to BMSat 6912; a similar group of men in a similar room stand or sit at a rectangular table singing from a large music-book held open on the table. Punch-bowl, wine-bottle, glasses, pipes, a t... More

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2 (BM 1871,1209.5682)

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2 (BM 1871,1209.5682)

Copy of a lavishly furnished bedroom; Moll distracts her wealthy Jewish protector by exposing a breast and at the same time tipping over a tea-table so that her lover can slip quietly out of the room; in the fo... More

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4 (BM 1868,0822.1522)

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4 (BM 1868,0822.1522)

Bridewell prison with inmates (including prostitutes and a card-player) beating hemp under the supervision of a warder holding a cane; Moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant finger... More

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6 (BM 1871,1209.5684)

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6 (BM 1871,1209.5684)

Copy of a dilapidated room with Moll's friends, mostly prostitutes, gathered around her open coffin; to right, a clergyman gropes beneath a woman's skirt, to left, the undertaker pays court to another who picks... More

A legal method of thrashing out grain or forestallers & regraters reaping the fruits of their harvest (BM 1868,0808.6903)

A legal method of thrashing out grain or forestallers & regraters reap...

Chief Justice Kenyon in wig and robes, a colossal figure, vigorously plies a flail, to the dismay of profiteers who scatter, disgorging the products they have (supposedly) monopolized. A crowd of fugitives (lef... More

A Lesson Westward - or a Morning Visit to Betsy Cole (BM 1935,0522.1.202)

A Lesson Westward - or a Morning Visit to Betsy Cole (BM 1935,0522.1.2...

(For description see other impression). 2 January 1782 Hand-coloured mezzotint

A Lesson Westward - or a Morning Visit to Betsy Cole (BM 2010,7081.1239)

A Lesson Westward - or a Morning Visit to Betsy Cole (BM 2010,7081.123...

(For description and comment, see other impression: J,5.82); proof before letters. Mezzotint

A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath (BM J,6.76 13)

A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath (BM J,6.76 13)

A strip design of ten couples in different stages of the minuet, All dance in silence; the expressions of the male dancers denote anxiety, determination, or complacency. All are intended to be ugly, or awkward,... More

A Long Story (BM 1935,0522.8.169)

A Long Story (BM 1935,0522.8.169)

(For description see other impression). 25 April 1782 Hand-coloured etching

A Lyceum oddity or stop him who can! (BM 1868,0808.5787)

A Lyceum oddity or stop him who can! (BM 1868,0808.5787)

An actor stands directed to the right, head turned in profile to the right, holding out a grotesque (? tragic) mask. His own expression is that of a comedian. He is fashionably dressed, chapeau-bras. with bag-w... More

A Macaroni (BM 1855,0609.1904 1)

A Macaroni (BM 1855,0609.1904 1)

Satire on macaronis (No.3): a man with hat, large queue and cane wearing spurs with a dog jumping up at him. 4 May 1771 Etching and engraving

A macaroni French cook (BM 1866,1208.890)

A macaroni French cook (BM 1866,1208.890)

A man dressed macaroni-fashion with an enormous looped club but wearing an apron and a conical cap approaches a cooking-stove holding a saucepan in his right. hand; with his left. he appears to be taking snuff.... More

A mansion house treat. or Smoking attitudes! (BM 1868,0808.6913)

A mansion house treat. or Smoking attitudes! (BM 1868,0808.6913)

The Lord Mayor sits (left) in profile to the right, looking towards his four guests and smoking an enormous pipe with a looped stem, the bowl inscribed 'A Present from Egupt'. Pitt sits haughtily in the centre,... More

A Meek-aroni Hornpipe (BM 1948,0214.581.a)

A Meek-aroni Hornpipe (BM 1948,0214.581.a)

A fat man holding hat and stick standing full-face. 24 May 1774 Printed on the same sheet of paper is "An Apothecarys Lady" (BMSat. undescribed): a slim woman, neatly dressed, wearing a broad-brimmed hat over... More

A ministerial fact; or, a squib of the first day (BM J,4.25)

A ministerial fact; or, a squib of the first day (BM J,4.25)

Fox, dressed as a woman, scowling ferociously, holds up a knife in his right hand to strike the King (right), who calmly pushes him away. A beefeater (left) seizes Fox's right arm in both hands. In the backgrou... More

A modern demirep on the look-out (BM 1869,0213.13)

A modern demirep on the look-out (BM 1869,0213.13)

A girl walking with mincing steps; her hands are crossed below her waist and she looks over her shoulder. She wears a hat, a low-cut bodice, over which is a little open coat, and a slightly hooped skirt. 25 Sep... More

A Morning Frolic, or the Transmutation of Sexes (BM 2010,7081.3029)

A Morning Frolic, or the Transmutation of Sexes (BM 2010,7081.3029)

A soldier and a woman in deshabille swapping clothes; the woman standing hands on hips on the left wearing the sword and tricorn; the man sitting demurely on the right holding a fan and wearing a bonnet; tea-tr... More

A Nettle between two Roses (BM 2010,7081.3050)

A Nettle between two Roses (BM 2010,7081.3050)

(For description and comment see other impression: 1935,0522.1.205); state republished 1796. 1790 Mezzotint with some etching

A new coat of arms, granted to the h**ds of the U********y of C*******e, since their late edict against dinners. (BM 1868,0808.5473)

A new coat of arms, granted to the h**ds of the U********y of C*******...

A coat of arms for Cambridge University, a description being engraved beneath the title: 'Arms Quarterly, first Azure, a Mitre and Fools Cap transverse ways, second, Sable, an Inn shut up, Third, Gules, Caput U... More

A night scene at Ranelagh on Wednesday 6th of May 1752 (BM 1880,1113.2464)

A night scene at Ranelagh on Wednesday 6th of May 1752 (BM 1880,1113.2...

Satire on the assault by Mountefort Brown on Dr Hill: for a full account see BMSat. 29 May 1752 Etching with engraving

A noted whist player at the city assembly. (BM 1851,0901.414)

A noted whist player at the city assembly. (BM 1851,0901.414)

A stout lady (full face) seated behind a card-table holding six cards and about to play the final card of a trick. She wears a large hat turned back from her face with a (?) diamond star, to show curls over her... More

A Nun confessing her past Follies to Father Sly-Boots (BM 1985,0119.140)

A Nun confessing her past Follies to Father Sly-Boots (BM 1985,0119.14...

Satire on the Roman Catholic church; a well-dressed lady sits at a table, hands clasped, eyes modestly lowered, a dog by her feet, telling a priest how she fell in love and ran away with a man; he sits with a b... More

A pair of pretty ones (BM 1985,0119.133)

A pair of pretty ones (BM 1985,0119.133)

An elderly man seated on a cane chair pays court to an old lady who holds out her ear-trumpet; on the left a servant laughs. 1 October 1794 Hand-coloured etching with stipple

A Paris beau. (BM 1850,1014.94)

A Paris beau. (BM 1850,1014.94)

(For description see other impression). 26 February 1794 Hand-coloured etching

A Paris belle. (BM 1868,0808.6340)

A Paris belle. (BM 1868,0808.6340)

A companion print to BMSat 8430. Design in an irregular oval. A woman (bust) glares fiercely to the left, her mouth closed and drawn down. Her cap and fichu are decked with tricolour ribbons, and in her cap is ... More

A peep at St Peter or the poet in a pickle. (BM 1878,0511.1375)

A peep at St Peter or the poet in a pickle. (BM 1878,0511.1375)

The interior of a sculptor's studio. The sculptor (left) opens the door of a closet to display Peter Pindar, standing sheepishly, to a lady (right) who looks at him in astonishment and is about to run from the ... More

A peep behind the curtain at the widow Belmour (BM 1925,0715.25)

A peep behind the curtain at the widow Belmour (BM 1925,0715.25)

Miss Farren stands on the right, naked, and in the attitude of the Venus de' Medici; behind her is a stage curtain which Lord Derby, in the upper left corner of the design, draws aside to peer down upon her; he... More

A Peep in a Camp Kitchen by an over drove Ox, with the French Cook's retreat into the Cistern. (BM 2015,7032.1)

A Peep in a Camp Kitchen by an over drove Ox, with the French Cook's r...

On the left, an angry ox leans through a window, its forelegs knocking over wine bottles and bowls, and causing a scullery boy to drop a tray of dishes he was carrying on his head; he appears to have a wooden l... More

A peep into Friar Bacon's study. (BM 1851,0901.178)

A peep into Friar Bacon's study. (BM 1851,0901.178)

George III as Friar Bacon, the necromancer of popular fable, stands beside the 'brazen head', a bust full-face, on a high pedestal, which forms the centre of the design. He stands (left) wearing a hooded cloak ... More

A Peep into the Camp (BM 1935,0522.7.112-114)

A Peep into the Camp (BM 1935,0522.7.112-114)

Ten scenes of camp life, an inscription below each. The pl. has been cut into three vertical sections, but the designs are here described according to what seems the original arrangement, in two horizontal rows... More

A pig in a poke. Whist, whist. (BM 1868,0808.5796)

A pig in a poke. Whist, whist. (BM 1868,0808.5796)

(For description see other impression). 10 December 1788 Etching Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Policy for the Three Thumbs Assurance Office of St M-le S-d (BM 1868,0808.13113)

A Policy for the Three Thumbs Assurance Office of St M-le S-d (BM 1868...

Satire: an emblematic arrangement of three thumbs. c.1770 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A political academy. (BM 1851,0901.150)

A political academy. (BM 1851,0901.150)

Ministers execute a high jump on the stage of a theatre under the direction of a dwarf who stands on a high platform to which a ladder gives access. The scene is viewed from the back of the stage, which probabl... More

A Political Will'O the Wisp (BM 1948,0214.371)

A Political Will'O the Wisp (BM 1948,0214.371)

Satire with Fox leading the Whigs with the light shining from his backside towards a guillotine labelled 'Liberty, Equality'. 4 June 1795 Hand-coloured etching

A post haste conveyance for S- (Scottish) members. (BM 1868,0808.5108)

A post haste conveyance for S- (Scottish) members. (BM 1868,0808.5108)

A Scotsman enclosed in a letter, from which his head (right) and legs protrude at either end; he lies horizontally, and a signpost (left) pointing 'To London', shows that he is being projected through the air f... More

A Protestant Turk, or A Teckelitish Whigg (BM 2010,7081.3760)

A Protestant Turk, or A Teckelitish Whigg (BM 2010,7081.3760)

Half-length satirical portrait of Titus Oates wearing a Jesuit's cap and over his right shoulder a cloak, and his left a coat; with six lines of satirical verse beneath; state after lettering altered and plume ... More

A race for a crown. (BM 1851,0901.238)

A race for a crown. (BM 1851,0901.238)

(For description see other impression). 20 March 1784 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A recruit for opposition from the temple of British worthies (BM 1917,1208.4104)

A recruit for opposition from the temple of British worthies (BM 1917,...

See BMSat 8636. The Marquis of Buckingham, tall and bulky, stands against a measuring-post (left); Lord Derby, standing on a table, adjusts the horizontal bar to his head. Buckingham, wearing dark spectacles, s... More

A Republican Belle. A picture of Paris for 1794. (BM 1868,0808.6343)

A Republican Belle. A picture of Paris for 1794. (BM 1868,0808.6343)

A companion print to BMSat 8435. A virago in ragged garments stands full-face, looking to the left, her jaw thrust forward, with open mouth showing fang-like teeth. Her wrists are crossed above her waist, in he... More

A right honble alias a san culotte. alias the man of the people,... (BM 1851,0901.655)

A right honble alias a san culotte. alias the man of the people,... (B...

(For description see other impression). 14 June 1793. Hand-coloured etching

A Scene in a Nunnery Garden (BM 2010,7081.3219 1)

A Scene in a Nunnery Garden (BM 2010,7081.3219 1)

Satire; two nuns in low cut dresses with their veils drawn back, sitting about to embrace on a garden bench, while a monk on the left grins towards the viewer and points at them. 5 April 1782 Mezzotint with some etching

A scene in Leadenhall street. Humbly inscribed to Sir George Wombwell Baronet, by the engraver (BM 1851,0901.25)

A scene in Leadenhall street. Humbly inscribed to Sir George Wombwell ...

(For description see other impression). 29 March 1780 Etching Public domain scan of British satirical print, 18th century politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Scot's Concert! (BM 1948,0214.340 1)

A Scot's Concert! (BM 1948,0214.340 1)

Satire on the Scots: group of Scotsmen wearing tartan scratch themselves while another plays bagpipe seated on top of a barrel; wild boar in the foreground; scroll with list of ancestors, shields and swords han... More

A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyful turn into office (BM 1948,0214.453 1)

A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyful turn into office (BM 1948,0214.453 1...

Political satire: a Scotsman (Dundas) bearing the insignia of Lord Chancellor dances towards the Treasury where Pitt plays on the Union Bagpipes, while a fox (Charles James Fox) by a kennel regrets his inabilit... More

A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyful turn into office (BM 1948,0214.453)

A Scotch Reel, or, Sawny's Joyful turn into office (BM 1948,0214.453)

Political satire: a Scotsman (Dundas) bearing the insignia of Lord Chancellor dances towards the Treasury where Pitt plays on the Union Bagpipes, while a fox (Charles James Fox) by a kennel regrets his inabilit... More

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