Political Satire Collection (#4)

Le Jeu de Bague Nuptiale. L Allemande... et d une !... l Anglaise
2966870 Le Jeu de Bague Nuptiale. L Allemande... et d une !... l Anglaise... et de deux !... partie perdue pour vous, monseigneur, pub

Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub
2966822 Fighting for the Dunghill or Jack Tar settling Buonaparte, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shrine at St Anns Hill, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)
2966818 Shrine at St Anns Hill, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles James Fox (1749-1806); William Petty

The Giant Factotum amusing hinself, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving)
2966812 The Giant Factotum amusing hinself, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Hustings. Vox Populi We ll have a Mug! A Mug! A Mug!, pub
2966807 The Hustings. Vox Populi We ll have a Mug! A Mug! A Mug!, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alecto and her Train at the Gate of Pandaemonium or The Recruiting Sarjeant enlising John
2966805 Alecto and her Train at the Gate of Pandaemonium or The Recruiting Sarjeant enlising John Bull into Revolution Service, pub

Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub
2966799 Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgiana)

Dun-Shaw, One Foot in Leadenhall Street & the other in the Province of Bengal, pub
2966796 Dun-Shaw, One Foot in Leadenhall Street & the other in the Province of Bengal, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Dundas)

Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub
2962485 Exhibition of a Democratic Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes, pub
2962498 The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgiana)

The Generae of Patriotism, or The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat, pub
2962480 The Generae of Patriotism, or The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

A New Administration or The State Quacks Administring, pub
2962472 A New Administration or The State Quacks Administring, pub. 1783 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

"A Wild Elephant Led Between Two Tame Ones", pub
3025396 " A Wild Elephant Led Between Two Tame Ones", pub. 1830 (hand coloured engraving) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Law)

British Tars towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour: the Borad bottom Leviathan trying to
3025367 British Tars towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour: the Borad bottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billys old Boat, & the little Corsican tottering on the Clouds of Ambition, pub

Political Mathematicians Shaking the Board bottomed Hemispheres, pub
3025925 Political Mathematicians Shaking the Board bottomed Hemispheres, pub. 1807 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving)
2636967 A Smoking Club, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speaker (left); Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

A new way to pay the National Debt, pub. 21st April, 1786 (hand coloured engraving)
2636952 A new way to pay the National Debt, pub. 21st April, 1786 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Britannia between death and the Doctors, pub. Hannah Humphrey, 20th May
2636946 Britannia between death and the Doctors, pub. Hannah Humphrey, 20th May, 1804 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Lieutenant Genl. Ulysses S. Grant, 1880 (hand coloured litho) (hand coloured lithograph)
1574309 Lieutenant Genl. Ulysses S. Grant, 1880 (hand coloured litho) (hand coloured lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

John T. Hoffman and William Boss Tweed, 1871 (engraving)
PNP284614 John T. Hoffman and William Boss Tweed, 1871 (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J
PNP284612 William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J. Tilden, from Harpers Weekly, 1871 (litho) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum, from Harpers Weekly
PNP284619 Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum, from Harpers Weekly, 1st July 1876 (engraving) William M. Boss Tweed hugging the figure of Samuel J

American Know-Nothing Party Cartoon, 1854 (engraving)
PNP253838 American Know-Nothing Party Cartoon, 1854 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heads or Tails! The Boer: - "If its tails its for you
XZO116050 Heads or Tails! The Boer:- " If its tails its for you!", front cover of Le Petit Journal, 24 December 1899 (coloured engraving) by Damblans

"The Covent Garden Night Mare", pub. by W. Humphrey, 1784 (etching)
CWA124843 " The Covent Garden Night Mare", pub. by W. Humphrey, 1784 (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); City of Westminster Archive Centre, London

Kissing Hands, published 1827 (colour litho)
STC204389 Kissing Hands, published 1827 (colour litho) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: ridiculing British politicians sucking up to Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821)

Opening of the Budget or John Bull Giving his Breeches to Save his Bacon
HSC185233 Opening of the Budget or John Bull Giving his Breeches to Save his Bacon, published November 17th, 1796 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Bank of England, London

The Storming of Monopoly Fort or The Directors in Dismay
HSC185229 The Storming of Monopoly Fort or The Directors in Dismay, published 1813 (coloured engraving) by Argus (fl.c.1813); Bank of England, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; British

Anti-Saccharites, or John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar
NCO190496 Anti-Saccharites, or John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Uncorking Old Sherry, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1805 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190487 Uncorking Old Sherry, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1805 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 35.8x25.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Which Way Shall I Turn Me, How Shall I Decide? published by S. W. Fores in 1793 (etching)
NCO190481 Which Way Shall I Turn Me, How Shall I Decide? published by S.W. Fores in 1793 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Right Honourable Catch Singers, published by William Humphrey in 1783
NCO190475 The Right Honourable Catch Singers, published by William Humphrey in 1783 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Coalition-Dance, published by William Humphrey in 1783 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190474 The Coalition-Dance, published by William Humphrey in 1783 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.7x34.7 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Overthrow of the Republican Babel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809
NCO190460 Overthrow of the Republican Babel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Republican Attack, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190455 The Republican Attack, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO190449 French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The New Dynasty, or The Little Corsican Gardiner planting a Royal Pippin Tree
NCO190442 The New Dynasty, or The Little Corsican Gardiner planting a Royal Pippin Tree, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles
NCO190436 The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Political Amusements for Young Gentlemen, or The Old Brentford Shuttlecock
NCO190435 Political Amusements for Young Gentlemen, or The Old Brentford Shuttlecock, between Old Sarum & the Temple of St

A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of
NCO190145 A French Gentleman of the Court of Louis XVI and a French Gentleman of the Court of Egalite, published in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Cincinnatus in Retirement, published by E. D Archery in 1782 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191714 Cincinnatus in Retirement, published by E. D Archery in 1782 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 22.5x31.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Supplementary Militia Turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, or The French invade us, hay
NCO189706 Supplementary Militia Turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, or The French invade us, hay? damme, whos afraid? published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

John Bull & his Dog Faithful, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching
NCO191226 John Bull & his Dog Faithful, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Welcome to All, illustration from the American magazine Puck
NYH177781 Welcome to All, illustration from the American magazine Puck (coloured engraving) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Orange Jumper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO193182 Orange Jumper, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Blue & Buff Charity, or The Patriarch of the Greek Clergy applying for Relief
NCO193173 Blue & Buff Charity, or The Patriarch of the Greek Clergy applying for Relief, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Disciples catching the Mantle: the Spirit of Darkness overshadowing the Priests of Baal
NCO193135 Disciples catching the Mantle: the Spirit of Darkness overshadowing the Priests of Baal, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Reception in Holland, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190443 The Reception in Holland, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

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"Political Satire: Unveiling the Absurdities of Power and Society" Step into the world of political satire, where art becomes a weapon to expose the follies and hypocrisies of those in authority. From Jonathan Swift's "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver" to Hannah Humphrey's iconic prints, these works have stood the test of time as biting critiques on politics. In 1801, "Integrity retiring from Office. " captures a moment when moral values seem to vanish amidst power struggles. Meanwhile, "John Bull taking Luncheon or British Cooks cramming Old Grumble Gizzard with Bonne Chere" hilariously portrays gluttonous politicians feasting on their own greed. "The Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt: - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles" (1798) cunningly equates revolutionary chaos with biblical plagues. Similarly, "Britannia Between Scylla & Charybdis, or The Vessel of Constitution steered clear off, " warns against dangerous extremes that threaten stability. Amidst financial turmoil, "Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah. Poor John Bull" mocks both economic fears and gullible citizens. In contrast, "The Twin Stars Castor and Pollux, " published in 1799 by Hannah Humphrey herself, playfully explores celestial symbolism within political discourse. With its hand-colored brilliance, "John Bull Ground Down" (1795) depicts an oppressed nation crushed under oppressive policies. On a lighter note, we find Dutch Cupid resting after planting oranges in "The Orangerie. " This satirical twist reveals how even love can be manipulated for personal gain. Traveling back further in time brings us to William Hogarth's masterpiece series titled "The Election. " Part II showcases intense vote canvassing during Britain's tumultuous years from 1754-55.