"A Will O'The Wisp" (BM 1935,0522.4.191)
No. 150. Brougham, as a will-o'-the-wisp, is followed or watched by four peers. He capers to the left, on long spidery legs; his body is a cylindrical lantern topped by his bewigged head. He is irradiated and l... More
"At the Play" (BM 1902,1011.10364)
Picture of spectators at the theatre, watching Henry Irving who is shown on stage in the extreme left; view of the stalls with two tiers of boxes on the far side; the key identifies 92 people, including the Pri... More
"It is Our Opening Day" (BM 2006,0929.71 1)
Satirical print; a man and woman stand at a table opening oysters for two chimney-sweeps Hand-coloured lithograph
"It is Our Opening Day" (BM 2006,0929.71)
Satirical print; a man and woman stand at a table opening oysters for two chimney-sweeps Hand-coloured lithograph
"Koo, Koo, Or Actor-Boy" (BM 2006,0929.48)
A crowd of black men and a white woman surrounding a man dressed in elaborate costume, in a street in Kingston, Jamaica. 1837-38 Hand-coloured lithograph
"Monstrosities" of 1816. (BM 1865,1111.2131)
A lithographic copy (coloured impression), without imprint. Signature and title as No. 12840.A. The three figures beyond the rails and the bowl of the pipe are omitted. The trees have less detail. Hand-coloured... More
"Not for this child." (BM 1902,1011.9759)
Satire of Queen Victoria offering crown as a pudding to politicians who are depicted as children; the Queen seated at table, offering crown on plate to one politician who refuses it, whilst another eats voracio... More
"The Queen's Name is a Tower of Strength" (BM 1902,1011.9819)
Bust of Queen Victoria in the sky; to left, wearing Diamond Crown; St. Paul's to left, fireworks overhead; man as bat flying to right; illustration from "England" (18 June, 1887). Colour lithograph
'Ectypa' of Ploos van Amstel (BM 1856,0712.127)
Interior of a room with a woman counting coins at a table, seen in profile to left, a young servant girl standing behind the table at left, an oillamp on the table; a facsimile of a drawing by Pieter van Slinge... More
'Les Vieilles Histoires', couverture-frontispice (BM 1920,0522.42 1)
Cover-frontispiece for the series of song-sheets by Goudezki and Dihau: top-hatted gentleman leading bear on leash through Paris, beside the Seine, about to cross bridge to right; with title and captions; secon... More
'Les Vieilles Histoires', couverture-frontispice (BM 1920,0522.42)
Cover-frontispiece for the series of song-sheets by Goudezki and Dihau: top-hatted gentleman leading bear on leash through Paris, beside the Seine, about to cross bridge to right; with title and captions; secon... More
'Our William'. Head Potman at 'The British Queen' (BM 1871,0708.383)
Satirical portrait of Gladstone, standing as a milkman holding a pail labelled 'Imperial half and half measures'. 1870 Colour lithograph (or photolithograph)
'Waking' the Home Rule bill (BM 1945,0109.34)
A family of politicians gathered around the coffin of the Home Rule Bill; a presentation cartoon from the 'St Stephens' Review', 12 June 1886 Colour lithograph
(Allégorie No 2.) (BM 1940,0810.21.32)
A satire on the French Second Republic; France, represented by a couple holding a baby, with another baby at their feet, leaning on the base of a cross, is protected by the figure of justice, a man stretching o... More
(Juliet & the nurse-) (BM 1978,U.358)
A stout and ugly duenna, Spanish in type, and perhaps after Goya, sits full-face holding a fan, with lowered eyes as if asleep, one foot thrust awkwardly forward and upturned. A rosary hangs from her waist. A t... More
(Lepero) Vagabond (BM 1952,0517.41)
Plate 31: A man, whole-length leaning agaisnt a wall, turned to the right, barefoot, his hat on the floor next to him, smoking, a dog seated on the right looking at him. Lithograph, hand-coloured
... Chinese Court of Justice ... 8th of March 1807 (BM 1858,1009.355)
Seamen of East India Company ship Neptune brought before Chinese court to answer charge of homicide. Lithograph
... Marketplace, Wisbech ... on the day of the coronation of Queen Vic...
Wisbech market-place decorated and furnished with tables accommodating 5000 diners, 2-tier central stand accommodating dignitaries below and band above; onlookers at windows , on balconies and at road-side; ho... More
... Marketplace, Wisbech ... on the day of the coronation of Queen Vic...
Wisbech market-place decorated and furnished with tables accommodating 5000 diners, 2-tier central stand accommodating dignitaries below and band above; onlookers at windows , on balconies and at road-side; ho... More
... Marketplace, Wisbech ... on the day of the coronation of Queen Vic...
Wisbech market-place decorated and furnished with tables accommodating 5000 diners, 2-tier central stand accommodating dignitaries below and band above; onlookers at windows , on balconies and at road-side; ho... More
....pour une Consultation, docteur j'en suis; j'vous suis... (BM 1886,...
Plate 7; satire showing a handshake between a gentleman and a skeleton holding a hat bearing the image of a skull; in the background, a carriage. 1830 Hand-coloured lithograph
10e inconvénient- le courage à l'épreuve (BM 1861,1012.820)
Plate 10: bandits ambushing a coach; four of the passengers are seen prostrated before one of their assaillants; another still sitting inside the coach hands out his medals; on the left one of the bandits opens... More
11e inconvénient- les amusemens des gentils douaniers (BM 1861,1012.81...
Plate 11: customs officers searching a coach and its passengers; at centre an officer checks the inside pocket of a gentleman in a purple coat while one of his colleagues lifts the man's wig; on the left anothe... More
12e inconvénient- les douceurs du retour (BM 2011,7102.5)
Plate 12: passengers getting off a coach; a man sits on the coach's roof and throws suitcases on the ground; one of them has landed on a dog; on the right a man falls off the coach, tearing a woman's hat; at fa... More
15 Dégrés (BM 2004,0331.7)
A winter scene with a group of men and women and a small boy wrapped up against the cold; a dog squatting to right; beyond an equestrian statue of a man in armour with an icicle hanging from his nose. c. 1830 H... More
16th (The Queen's) Light Dragoons (Lancers). Review Order (BM 1935,052...
Plate 49: Dragoons on horseback parading. 1840s Hand-coloured lithograph Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Henry Lynch - 17th Light Dragoons (Lancers) (BM 1917,1208.4131)
Plate 7; cavalry in line with flags to left, with two generals in front with swords raised Hand-coloured lithograph
1er inconvénient- comment j'ai perdu mon... coin? (BM 2011,7102.1)
Plate 1: travellers getting on a yellow coach; on the left a man in a red jacket addresses a woman whilst pointing at the list he is clutching; on the right a man carrying a dog and a gun gets into the coach. ... More
1st Life Guards. The Charge (BM 1935,0522.3.189)
No.6: Cavalry charging in uniform. 1844 Hand-coloured lithograph
2e inconvénient- quand on n'a pas de memoire, il faut avoir des jambes...
Plate 2: a forgetful traveller misses his coach; he stands at centre, carrying his luggage, a bird cage, an umbrella and a pillow, and watches as the coach drives off; on the left a woman mocks him. 1826 Hand-... More
3 sly old cards! (BM 1896,0501.1638)
Three Court Cards, with long thin arms and legs projecting from the card, are poised on chairs at a round table. In the middle, full-face, is a king with the face of William IV; he shuffles a pack, saying 'I Sh... More
3e inconvénient- la côte et la pluie, que c'est romantique! (BM 2011,7...
Plate 3: travellers walking up a cobbled slope in the pouring rain; among them is a couple huddled under an umbrella; behind them, an elderly couple, with the man slipping on the ground whilst his wife watches ... More
3rd (The King's Own) Light Dragoons. Marching Order (BM 1935,0522.3.19...
Plate 45: Four dragoons on horseback demonstrating their movements. 1840s Hand-coloured lithograph
4e inconvénient- plaisantez-vous? nous sommes à jeun depuis avant hier...
Plate 4: travellers sitting around a table, having lunch; soup is just being served when, on the right, the coach driver indicates the coach already waiting outside, signalling the passengers it is time to leav... More
4me. arrond. Halle aux bleds.... (BM 1886,1012.314)
Three woman representing the vendors of Les Halles, standing together at centre, with aprons and scarves around their heads; two seen from the front, the other figure seen from behind; beyond at left, trees, an... More
6e inconvénient- dévouement forcé (BM 1861,1012.819)
Plate 6: a coach stuck in waterlogged ground; some of the passengers get off the coach while on the left two men try to lift one of the wheels. 1826 Hand-coloured lithograph
7e inconvénient- pauvre bibi! j'en mourrai... peut être (BM 2011,7102....
Plate 7: passengers trying to get out of their upturned coach; in the centre foreground a man holds smelling salts under the nose of his swooning wife, who feebly gestures towards her pet dog, who lies on her l... More
7th (the Queen's Own) Hussars (BM 1917,1208.4130)
Plate 4; soldiers and horse gathered in a ruined house Hand-coloured lithograph
8e inconvénient- voilà ce que c'est de ne pas de mettre en règle (BM 2...
Plate 8: policemen checking the papers of the passengers of a yellow coach; on the left a couple and their child are seen sneaking out of the coach while a policeman argues with an elderly couple; the rest of t... More
8th (the Kings Royal Irish) Hussars (BM 1917,1208.4129)
Plate 3; cavalry gathered before buildings at right, with boxes stacked high behind Hand-coloured lithograph
9e inconvénient- allons! allons! il faut partir (BM 2011,7102.4)
Plate 9: innkeeper waking two of her customers; she is seen entering their room at right, candle in hand, and calling out; on the left a man in night gown and night cap looks startled by the woman's appearance;... More
A barefaced robbery (with apologies to W. Weekes Esq.) (BM 1945,0109.3...
A parody of a painting by Weekes: a child holding a Union Jack umbrella bursts into tears as a flock of geese snatch a piece of bread labelled Ireland from her; a presentation cartoon from the 'St Stephens' Rev... More
A blotted leaf from "The Pleasures of Memory" (BM 1876,1209.445.+)
No. 747. Portrait of Samuel Rogers, standing in front of a tree, wearing a top hat and buttoned coat, pointing forwards to left with an umbrella held in his right hand, gesturing with his left hand, addressing ... More
A break. (BM 1868,0808.9250)
Below the title: 'Losing the Reins'. Wellington and Peel, in the high driving seat of a vehicle which is shattered on a rock inscribed 'Public Opinion', are about to fall. Wellington has dropped reins and whip.... More
A Cabinet Lecture (BM 1868,0808.9543 1)
The Duke of Wellington as prime minister handing to a seated Queen Victoria a sheet of paper titled 'Irish Corporations Reform'. August 1840 Lithograph with hand-colouring
A Cabinet Lecture (BM 1868,0808.9543)
The Duke of Wellington as prime minister handing to a seated Queen Victoria a sheet of paper titled 'Irish Corporations Reform'. August 1840 Lithograph with hand-colouring
A Canadian skating match for the Colonial Secretaryship. Impetuous aga...
Two men on ice-skates, one sleeping while invoking Morpheus, the other shooting past him, while three others pass comment on the bank; the ice ending on the right at the Niagara Falls. 1839? Hand-coloured lithograph
A cheap coronation for the good of a trading Community (BM 1945,1128.2...
The King and Queen sit side by side on a ramshackle bench; the King's right foot is on a rough wooden stool, he holds a ladle in place of a sceptre. The Queen's left arm is thrust through the King's arm, but sh... More
A chip of the old block (BM 1991,0615.107)
A midwife in a chamber holds out a new-born child who is a miniature version of his father. c.1833 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Christmas Box (BM 1952,0517.69)
A porter carrying a huge pile of boxes on his head collides with a gentleman passing by who falls with a box crushing his hat. later 1830s Hand-coloured lithograph
A Churchill to the rescue (BM 1945,0109.22)
A figure on XVIIc costume leads a charge against politicians in modern dress; a presentation cartoon from the 'St Stephens' Review', 6 March 1886 Colour lithograph
A couple of Humbugs (BM 1991,0720.98)
Political satire: the Prince of Hesse-Homburg arm in arm with Princess Elizabeth. 4 May 1818 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Dalekarlian woman of the parish of Mora. Dalekarlienne de la paroiss...
A woman with decorated apron standing knitting with two needles, mountains in the distance. 1822 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Dance at Ulietea one of the Society Islands in the South Seas (BM Oc...
Three women from Raiatea, wearing ceremonial costumes, dancing on a mat inside a building. The woman on the far right holds a flower(?) over her head. The building has columns supporting the roof, along both s... More
A day after the wedding (BM 1868,0808.9494)
Lord John Russell standing by a fireplace addresses his disconsolate wife 'You don't appear to be in the best of spirits my love this morning. I hope that if I have had the misfortune to displease you, you will... More
A Dirge of Sebastopol (BM 1927,1126.1.19.82)
Title-page for songsheet, 'A Dirge of Sebastopol', lamenting the suffering of the British soldiers in the Crimean War, and Battle of Sevastopol, and praising their bravery; a soldiers stands to the side of a pr... More
Caricature, A dream (BM 1868,0808.9057), public domain cartoon image
O'Connell lies asleep, wreathed in smiles, next his wife, whose profile is framed by a frilled cap. Beside the bed (right) are his barrister's wig on a wig-block, a tripod supporting a wash-basin and inscribed ... More
A family party. (BM 1868,0808.13375)
Above the design: 'The Times N° 1'. The Devil drags towards the flames of Hell (left) a child's go-cart or box on wheels 'Licensed To Carry Boroughmongers'. This is crammed with reckless Tories, dressed (where ... More
A femme avare galant escroc (BM 1900,1231.4312)
Plate 27; Gulphar telling Gasparin, who sits on a chair with an account book on his knees, that he has already repaid the money he owed him to Gasparin's wife, who stands at left, looking unpleased. September ... More
A few court cards (BM 1896,0501.1654)
Eight playing cards arranged as a medley, representing different persons at the Royal Court. 3 June 1835 Hand-coloured lithograph
A fine growing shower! (BM 1952,0517.71)
Plate 1: a man holding an umbrella on the top of which a vegetable garden is sprouting. later 1830s Hand-coloured lithograph
A free born Englishman! the admiration of the world!!! and the envy of...
A lithograph (coloured) with the same title, and without imprint, by or attributed to G. Cruikshank, is either a copy or (more probably) the original of this print. The victim's hands are empty, birds approach ... More
A general retreat (BM 1985,0119.292)
Wellington leading the government in flight from its attack on the castle of Reform. 18 November 1830 Hand-coloured lithograph
A gentle hint! (BM 1865,1111.2145)
An old, paunchy doctor, with a grotesque profile, his cane under his arm, holds the pulse of his patient, looking at his watch; he says, "You are bespoke!!" The patient, emaciated and burlesqued, wearing dressi... More
A gentle hint! (BM 1935,0522.7.122)
(For description see other impression). [1 June 1818] Hand-coloured etching transferred to a lithographic stone
A great economist. (BM 1948,0214.779)
No. 37. George IV sits on a sofa, holding up one of a pair of candlesticks to read (near-sightedly) a newspaper: 'The Mor . . .' The other candlestick, candle extinguished, is on the table, snuffers beside it. ... More
A great French painter (BM 2006,U.2634)
A caricature of French painter Ernest Meissonier, whole-length, standing directed to front, looking to left, a walking stick under his right arm; against pale green background; published in "Vanity Fair", 1 May... More
A Half Holiday (BM 1952,0517.50)
No. 6; a little boy carrying a sack over his shoulder, wawving his hat joyfully and smiling towards the viewer as he skips away from a school building labelled 'Academy by A Birch', with other boys running happ... More
A hot day in the batteries (BM 1944,0405.2.34 1)
Officers and men laying, loading and firing heavy guns; answering smoke is visible from the Russian defences; first series. 1855 Lithograph
A hot night in the batteries (BM 1944,0405.2.35)
Guns and men in the battery are seen against the fiery glow of battle in the night sky; a working party on the right carry sand-bags and gabions to repair damage to the embrasures; first series. 1855 Lithograph
A la Place Clichy - La premiere Maison du Monde pour ses Importations ...
Plate 18 of series: A European man looking at rugs in a bazaar overseen by a bearded man wearing a turban; published as part of the 'Maîtres de l'affiche'. c. 1891-1898 Colour lithograph, printed on (?)linen-b... More
A la Renaissance- Sarah Bernhardt dans 'Phèdre' (BM 1949,0411.3617 1)
Actress Sarah Bernhardt as Phaedra, staring to left in horror and grasping the arm of the figure beside her; proof(?). 1893 Crayon, brush and spatter lithograph, printed on imitation japan paper
A la Renaissance- Sarah Bernhardt dans 'Phèdre' (BM 1949,0411.3617 2)
Actress Sarah Bernhardt as Phaedra, staring to left in horror and grasping the arm of the figure beside her; proof(?). 1893 Crayon, brush and spatter lithograph, printed on imitation japan paper
A la Renaissance- Sarah Bernhardt dans 'Phèdre' (BM 1949,0411.3617)
Actress Sarah Bernhardt as Phaedra, staring to left in horror and grasping the arm of the figure beside her; proof(?). 1893 Crayon, brush and spatter lithograph, printed on imitation japan paper
A la renommée des fameuses brioches. Charlot, premier patissier de la ...
Satire on Charles X, shown as a pastry cook holding freshly made cakes. August 1830 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Legal Point, or "Cedant arma togae" (BM 1935,0522.4.190)
A close copy of BM Satires No. 15848, or the original version (coloured). Apostrophe omitted from 'Lordship's Frank'. c. August 1829 Hand-coloured lithograph
A man that has seen better days! (BM 1866,1114.670)
Below the title: 'Query—Could he have seen worse?' A down-and-out, youngish, emaciated, in battered top-hat and tattered clothes of fashionable cut, leans despairingly against a post at a street-corner. Cf. BM ... More
A meeting of the Trades' Unions. A Sunday 'turn-out' of the Trades' Un...
No.53: two scenes on one plate making fun of the Trades' Unions. 1 May 1834 Hand-coloured lithograph
A mid-day halt on the rio Trombutos, Brazil (BM 1939,0714.32)
The painter Catlin firing on a leopard from a boat; man seated in front of a bonfire preparing food among the trees. c.1824-1864 Colour lithograph
A Moonlight Flitting (BM 1945,0109.37)
Gladstone moving boxes out of Downing Street, as two men fail to lift a crate of 'Unfulfilled Promises'; a presentation cartoon from the 'St Stephens' Review', 31 July 1886 Colour lithograph
A new cure for an old complaint (BM 1951,0411.4.79)
A clergyman asks an old woman whether she has been confirmed before, to which she replies that she gets conformed regularly as a cure for her rheumatism. c.1833 Hand-coloured lithograph
A North East View of the Tuesday Market Place of Lynn Regis (BM 1936,1...
View of the market place in King's Lynn, with market cross at the back, stalls to the right, long tables in the back; figures around the market, a pub with the sign 'Duke Meat' at the right side of the street. ... More
A Parisian fashionable (BM 1990,1109.127)
A smartly dressed man and woman walking, the woman wearing a showy hat and the man holding her shawl. 1825 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Parisian fashionable (BM 2006,U.337)
A smartly dressed man and woman walking, the woman wearing a showy hat and the man holding her shawl. 1825 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Pastoral Fantasy (BM 1912,0612.15)
Group of figures in rural landscape, man and woman dancing together at right, another woman beside trees and shepherd seen at left. c.1900? Crayon and brush lithograph, printed in sanguine ink
A peep at the Premier. A scene from Apsley House (BM 1991,0720.102)
Political satire showing the Duke of Wellington sitting in his study cursing a caricature of himself and Lord Eldon. c.1829 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Perilous Situation (BM 1861,0518.838)
Seascape with shipwreck against cliffs, the masts fallen into the sea in the foreground, figures on the deck. 1840 Lithograph, the boat and masts printed in brown
A picture of virtue (BM 1951,0411.4.74)
A rake with a woman smiling behind him, holds a copy of 'The whole duty of man' while in his inner pockets are 'Don Juan' and 'The Sporting Magazine'. 1833 Hand-coloured lithograph
A pleasant situation! (BM 1868,0808.12077)
No. 746. A man in the character of Baron Münchhausen (Sir Robert Peel), holding up scrolls of papers lettered with 'New Corn Law' and 'New Tariff', standing between an angry crocodile, at left, its upper jaw le... More
A point of taste. A scene at Dublin Castle (BM 1868,0808.9478)
Two Anglican bishops in absurd clothes mock the equally absurd flummery of Roman Catholic priests. 7 February 1834 Hand-coloured lithograph
A Portrait. (BM 1915,0430.5) - Public domain portrait print
Portrait of a young woman, whole length, seated to front in an armchair, with head turned to look to left; her right arm resting on chair arm, her left arm around the waist of an infant, seated on her lap, look... More
A Pupil of Christ's Hospital (BM 1880,1113.4230)
A boy standing in school yard, wearing the distinctive long blue school coat and yellow stockings, holding a cap in his left hand; the new hall of the school in the background. c.1830 Lithograph with hand-colouring
A quiet day in the Diamond Battery ... 15th Decr. 1854 (BM 1944,0405.2...
Captain Peel, son of Sir Robert Peel, stands by the Lancaster 68-pounder, while his men keep their heads below the parapet of the battery; first series. 1855 Lithograph
A quiet night in the batteries (BM 1944,0405.2.24)
Two figures look out from the gun port, while a group of soldiers smoke round a fire and others stand talking, bottom left; first series. 1855 Lithograph
A real scene, 12th. Feby- 1829. No. IV. (BM 1868,0612.1306)
See No. 15949. Dr. Knox is being suspended by the neck from the branch of a tree, above a bonfire. A crowd of men and boys shout, hold up their hats, and hurl missiles. Above: 'Genuine Speech, 12th Feby. 1829. ... More
A royal conversation on the prospects of the new Windsor Pear-Pair (BM...
Satire of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, seated either side of table, between them an oversized pear, indicative of the Duchess's pregnancy. Lithograph, hand-coloured
A royal conversation on the prospects of the new Windsor Pear-Pair (BM...
Satire of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, seated either side of table, between them an oversized pear, indicative of the Duchess's pregnancy. Lithograph, hand-coloured
A Ruse A Ruse, or symptoms of legerdemain (BM 1868,0808.9526)
Four men sitting around a table playing cards, the one on the left saying 'I'll bet my partner turns up an Ace or King', while two bystanders say 'Don't you see the mark' and 'The old trick'. 1837 Hand-coloured... More
A Scrap Book Title (BM 1991,1214.24)
Nineteen small illustrations of miscellaneous subjects, placed on the cover of a scrap book. Hand-coloured lithograph
A shocking young lady indeed (BM 1919,1014.24)
A game of aunt sally, Emily standing at right boasts to her bethrothed Charles of her sucess, as Arthur picks up the sticks and Julia mends the doll at left. 1865 Chromolithograph