Political Satire Collection (#6)

Leaving off Powder, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea
NCO191734 Leaving off Powder, or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Vulture of the Constitution, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1789 (etching)
NCO191247 The Vulture of the Constitution, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1789 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.5x34.7 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P. J. Leatherhead in 1782
NCO191214 The Kettle Hooting the Porridge-Pot, published by P.J. Leatherhead in 1782 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815)

British Tars towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, or The Broadbottom Leviathan trying to
NCO191758 British Tars towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, or The Broadbottom Leviathan trying to swamp Billys old Boat, & the little Corsican tottering on the Clouds of Ambition

Exhibition of a Democratic-Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings
NCO189746 Exhibition of a Democratic-Transparency, with its Effect upon Patriotic Feelings, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Middlesex Election, 1804, or A Long Pull, a Strong Pull, and a Pull Alltogether
NCO189731 Middlesex Election, 1804, or A Long Pull, a Strong Pull, and a Pull Alltogether, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Pandora Opening her Box, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1809 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO189702 Pandora Opening her Box, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1809 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d
NCO191286 The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

General Bombshells, The True Peace Candidate or The War Path The True One
AQS256896 General Bombshells, The True Peace Candidate or The War Path The True One, from the Humors of War (engraving) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

Election Day in Philadelphia, 1764 (engraving)
PNP253875 Election Day in Philadelphia, 1764 (engraving) by American School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451172 The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Queen Victoria being urged by Britannia to come back into the world after her long
3478244 Queen Victoria being urged by Britannia to come back into the world after her long mourning, 1850 by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info)

Un ange meconnu (Legende allemande), from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504420 Un ange meconnu (Legende allemande), from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (litho) by Moloch (Colomb B.) (1849-1909); (add.info)

Plusieurs Araignees dans le Plafond, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504406 Plusieurs Araignees dans le Plafond, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by Le Petit

Que le Peuple Veille!, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504377 Que le Peuple Veille!, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by Pilotell

Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)
2962481 Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797); Francis Russell

The Cole-Heavers, pub. 1783 (hand coloured engraving)
2962474 The Cole-Heavers, pub. 1783 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Guy-Vaux and Judas-Iscariot, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2962471 Guy-Vaux and Judas-Iscariot, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Evening Consolation, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving)
2962527 Evening Consolation, pub. 1785 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gloria Mundi, , or The Devil addressing the Sun, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2962522 Gloria Mundi, , or The Devil addressing the Sun, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving)
2962503 Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cooling the Brain or the Little Major shaving the Shaver, pub
2962478 Cooling the Brain or the Little Major shaving the Shaver, pub. 1789 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boney Stark Mad or More Ships Colonies & Commerce, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving)
3258444 Boney Stark Mad or More Ships Colonies & Commerce, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Orangerie - or - The Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of Planting
1219481 The Orangerie - or - The Dutch Cupid reposing after the fatigues of Planting, published 1796 (hand-coloured engraving) by Gillray

L Infanterie Francaise en Egypte, or Le General l Asne converted to Ibrahim Bey
1275084 L Infanterie Francaise en Egypte, or Le General l Asne converted to Ibrahim Bey, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Le Spectre Rouge, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504455 Le Spectre Rouge, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by Le Petit, Alfred (1841-1909); The Stapleton Collection; French

Le Jeu de l Oie de l Affaire Dreyfus, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique
3504422 Le Jeu de l Oie de l Affaire Dreyfus, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by French Photographer

Le Depart des Affames du Deux-Decembre, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504408 Le Depart des AffamA©s du Deux-Decembre, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (litho) by Pepin

Route de Rome - ilss en allaient, dodelinant de la teste
3504402 Route de Rome - ilss en allaient, dodelinant de la teste, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by Gill

The Fiends Frying Pan or Annual Festival of Tom Foolery & Vice, pub
2909748 The Fiends Frying Pan or Annual Festival of Tom Foolery & Vice, pub. 1832 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Egyptian Sketches, published Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching)
1275082 Egyptian Sketches, published Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warren Hastings impeachment at the House of Lords (colour litho)
PNP314571 Warren Hastings impeachment at the House of Lords (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Boxing Match or, Another Bloody Nose for John Bull (colour litho)
AQS254813 A Boxing Match or, Another Bloody Nose for John Bull (colour litho) by Charles, William (1776-1820); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

What are you going to do about it?, from Harpers Weekly
PNP284618 What are you going to do about it?, from Harpers Weekly, 14th October 1871 (engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Resentment or, the French Fairly Coopt at Louisbourg, published 25th September
RNM286310 British Resentment or, the French Fairly Coopt at Louisbourg, published 25th September, 1755 (engraving) (see also 251585) by Boitard

The Fall of the Wolsey of the Woolsack, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792
NCO190498 The Fall of the Wolsey of the Woolsack, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A keen sighted Politician warming his Imagination, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO190486 A keen sighted Politician warming his Imagination, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

John Bull Bother d, or The Geese alarming the Capitol
NCO190470 John Bull Bother d, or The Geese alarming the Capitol, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching & aquatint) by Gillray

The Wine Duty, or The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus with John Bulls Remonstrance
NCO190469 The Wine Duty, or The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus with John Bulls Remonstrance, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Hanging and Drowning, or Fatal Effects of the French Defeat
NCO190466 Hanging and Drowning, or Fatal Effects of the French Defeat, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Maniac Ravings, or Little Boney in a strong Fit, 1805 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191279 Maniac Ravings, or Little Boney in a strong Fit, 1805 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St
NCO191272 Exit Liberte a la Francois! or Buonaparte closing the Farce of Egalite at St. Cloud near Paris, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Le Diable-Boiteux, or The Devil upon Two Sticks Conveying John Bull to the Land of
NCO190199 Le Diable-Boiteux, or The Devil upon Two Sticks Conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The State Tinkers, published by William Humphrey in 1780 (etching)
NCO191225 The State Tinkers, published by William Humphrey in 1780 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

John Bull and the Sinking Fund or A Pretty Scheme for Reducing Taxes
NCO191209 John Bull and the Sinking Fund or A Pretty Scheme for Reducing Taxes and Paying off the National Debt, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Noble Sans-Culotte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (etching)
NCO189758 The Noble Sans-Culotte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1794 (etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

End of the Irish Invasion, or The Destruction of the French Armada
NCO189757 End of the Irish Invasion, or The Destruction of the French Armada, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching & aquatint) by Gillray

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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.