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Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Morning

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Morning
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Four Times of the Day. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

William Hogarth The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1
Vintage engraving of William Hogarth The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1. The Analysis of Beauty is a book written by the 18th-century artist and writer William Hogarth, published in 1753

Background imageSatire Collection: The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth

The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth. Interior of a church where the congregation sleeps as the clergyman reads from the gospel

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon capitalism and the middleman

Victorian satirical cartoon capitalism and the middleman
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. capitalism and the middleman

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Gin Lane

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

Background imageSatire Collection: The kill at a Victorian fox hunt

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Background imageSatire Collection: September - Cockney Sportsmen

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Characters and Caricatures

William Hogarth Characters and Caricatures
Vintage engraving of William Hogarth Characters and Caricatures. Critics had sometimes dismissed the exaggerated features of Hogarths characters as caricature and, by way of an answer

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, He shall have little for his pains

Victorian satirical cartoon, He shall have little for his pains
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Art Dealer. He shall have little for his pains, Who makes his living by his brains

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Bedlam
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon - The modern damsel

Victorian satirical cartoon - The modern damsel
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon. The modern damsel

Background imageSatire Collection: Creation of Eve, by Michelangelo, Cappella Sistina, Vatican, published 1873

Creation of Eve, by Michelangelo, Cappella Sistina, Vatican, published 1873
The Creation of Eve. Wood engraving after a detail from the frescos by Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) in the Cappella Sistina, Vatican, published in 1873

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Drunk man in a bar, 19th Century

Victorian satirical cartoon, Drunk man in a bar, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on attractiveness of wealth, 19th Century. A wreck at the bar

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Depression hiding behind a smiling mask

Victorian satirical cartoon, Depression hiding behind a smiling mask
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Depression hiding behind a smiling mask, 19th Century. Tis hard to smile, when all the while, You feel a load of care; Tis hard to laugh at idle chaff

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, The pursuit of pleasure, 19th Century

Victorian satirical cartoon, The pursuit of pleasure, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century. The pursuit of pleasure. Old rich men chasing after a beautful young woman

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Author and the Publisher

Victorian satirical cartoon, Author and the Publisher
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Author and the Publisher. Fat and greedy Publisher eating the brains of a staving author

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Brothers of the Brush, Artist and cleaners

Victorian satirical cartoon, Brothers of the Brush, Artist and cleaners
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Brothers of the Brush. The Artist, shoeshine, street cleaner and chimney sweep all living in poverty

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire, rich landlord evicting poor tenants

Victorian satire, rich landlord evicting poor tenants
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire, rich landlord harassing poor tenants, 19th Century. Thou pauper pay me that thou owest. Or out upon the world thou goest

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire, Principle and Interest

Victorian satire, Principle and Interest
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, Principle and Interest. Clergyman tempted by the devil with power and money

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Multum in parvo, Much in little

Victorian satirical cartoon, Multum in parvo, Much in little
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon, Multum in parvo, Much in little, 19th Century. Theres nothing in a little pin, Until it penetrates the skin; Theres nothing in a little fly

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, doctines of the church

Victorian satirical cartoon, doctines of the church
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon on doctines of the church. 19th Century. The weathercock upon the Church doth shew, How modern creeds and doctrines come and go; now this way

Background imageSatire Collection: Youth and age, burn the candle at both ends

Youth and age, burn the candle at both ends
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon youth and age. 19th Century. Youth burn the candle at both ends, whilst old age struggles to keep to flames alight

Background imageSatire Collection: French satirical cartoon - Victor Henri Rochefort

French satirical cartoon - Victor Henri Rochefort
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon, of Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Lucay. 1831 to 1913. Henri Rochefort et sa patronne la bonne Sainte Pelagie

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, The Miser and the Dandy

Victorian satirical cartoon, The Miser and the Dandy
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. The Miser and the Dandy

Background imageSatire Collection: Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour

Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, The Rich man strives to rise, by the poor mans labour

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, on Wedlock

Victorian satirical cartoon, on Wedlock
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, on Wedlock

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire on capitalism and labour

Victorian satire on capitalism and labour
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on capitalism and labour. A greed capitalist boss carried on the backs of his workers. 1890

Background imageSatire Collection: February - Valentines Day

February - Valentines Day
Love-lorn men and women of all shapes, sizes and ages firing cupids arrows at each other across the street on St Valentines Day, 14th February

Background imageSatire Collection: People on a horse drawn omnibus (1843 engraving)

People on a horse drawn omnibus (1843 engraving)
The conductor, the driver and a press of passengers aboard a horse drawn omnibus. Woodcut engraving in sepia on aged paper

Background imageSatire Collection: The laughing audience

The laughing audience (1733).Designed by William Hogarth((1697-1764)and engraved by Jones&Cie in 1828.Now in the public domain.Backgrounds:

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode The Settlement

William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode The Settlement
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Marriage A La Mode. Marriage A La Mode is a series of six pictures depicting a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Gambling House

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Gambling House
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Four Humours of an Election Canvassing for Votes

William Hogarth Four Humours of an Election Canvassing for Votes
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Humours of an Election. They illustrate the election of a member of parliament in Oxfordshire in 1754

Background imageSatire Collection: Southwark Fair By William Hogarth

Southwark Fair By William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of Southwark Fair By William Hogarth

Background imageSatire Collection: William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Night

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Night
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Four Times of the Day. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion

Background imageSatire Collection: The Bench, Judges hearing a case in court, by William Hogarth

The Bench, Judges hearing a case in court, by William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of The Bench, by William Hogarth. 1758, depicts four judges listening to a case in the Court of Common Pleas

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century

Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on old age, 19th Century. You call him fast ! That may be so: His progress seems uncommonly slow

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire on motherhood and childcare, 19th Century

Victorian satire on motherhood and childcare, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire motherhood and childcare, 19th Century. The Burden of a song

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Death and inheritance, 19th Century

Victorian satirical cartoon, Death and inheritance, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on death and inheritance, 19th Century. The End of Life, Beginneth strfe

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, the problem with shot cuts

Victorian satirical cartoon, the problem with shot cuts
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on the problem with shot cuts, 19th Century. Short cuts will often lead astray: The Royal roads the surest way

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, Masking Depression with Humor

Victorian satirical cartoon, Masking Depression with Humor
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Masking Depression with Humor, 19th Century. The merry Fool, in motley at the Fair, May hide in jest and laughter, his despair

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century

Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Blind Self Importance, 19th Century. Blind Self Importance flaunts his feeble light

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon on the Bar of Justice

Victorian satirical cartoon on the Bar of Justice
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Bar of Justice

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon Half hours with the best authors

Victorian satirical cartoon Half hours with the best authors
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon Half hours with the best authors. Senior man sleeping by a pile of old boring books

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire, Dog chasing its tail

Victorian satire, Dog chasing its tail
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, Dog chasing its tail, 19th Century. Life is too oft a hopeless round, For sonething that is never found: In striving to make both ends meet

Background imageSatire Collection: Victorian satire, old gossip, vile Rumor swells

Victorian satire, old gossip, vile Rumor swells
Vintage engraving of Victorian satire, old gossip, vile Rumor swells. With sland rous breath vile Rumour swrlls, Each trivial tale the tattler tells

Background imageSatire Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva

Vanity Fair Print of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva
Victorian caricature of Don Manuel Rances Y Villanueva. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageSatire Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Archbishop Henry Edward Manning

Vanity Fair Print of Archbishop Henry Edward Manning
Victorian caricature of Henry Edward Manning, an English Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster and a cardinal. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini). Vanity Fair 1871



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