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Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 16128i
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A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.
Henry BunburyDate: May 23. 1799Reference: 35692i
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The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.
George CruikshankDate: 1 August 1816Reference: 12212i
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Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington as nannies protect Lord John Russell and Lord Melbourne who are boys from the taunts of the junior Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
John DoyleDate: 21 July 1838Reference: 36807i
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A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.
Date: [January 1771]Reference: 584088i
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The evolution of a fox riding a goose into a writer seated at his typewriter (or a pianist?) - which in turn evolves into accordion, bellows, money-bag, and handcuffs; representing Darwin's theories. Wood engraving after C. Bennett, 1863.
Charles H. BennettDate: 1863Reference: 12101i
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The Scots scourge being a compleat supplement to the British antidote to Caledonian poison: containing fifty-four anti-ministerial, political, satiric, and comic prints, during Lord Bute's administration, down to the present time: to which is added, three sheets of letter-press of original essays, songs, &c. The whole being a grand system of Scotch politicks, that have been acted during those remarkable years 1763, 1764, and 1765. ... The sixth edition. To which are now added, several new prints, and additional letter-press; together with a key, for the better explanation of the whole work.
Pridden, John, 1728-1807.Date: [1765?]
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A man (Lord Hartington) and his wife (Radicalism) having breakfast in a richly decorated room, the morning after a card party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry after W. Hogarth, 17 October 1885.
William HogarthDate: 17 October 1885Reference: 565049i
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Daniel O'Connell and Joseph Hume encourage a dog with the head of Gisborne to leap at a bear with the head of Francis Bruen perching on a pole. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.
John DoyleDate: 30 March 1839Reference: 36873i
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In a railway station, an elderly golfer is knocked down by a luggage porter whose attention has been distracted by a young woman. Watercolour by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1920.
George Henry ThompsonDate: 1920Reference: 571916i
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A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Richard DoyleReference: 12151i
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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.
James GillrayDate: 20 May 1804Reference: 12194i
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An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.
Laurence SterneReference: 22033i
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A cardinal singing a lullaby to a lion; representing an attempt by France to maintain the neutrality of the Netherlands in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Engraving after Bernetto, 1740.
Bernetto, active approximately 1740.Date: 15 January 1739Reference: 576022i
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A woman standing in profile to the right, leaning on a pillar, and wearing her hair dressed in an enormously high chignon decorated with a blue ribbon. Coloured line block by R. Ravót (?).
Reference: 33344i
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A sick man with a cold. Coloured lithograph, 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 11899i
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The Duke of Marlborough bursting out of his tomb to protest against a song about him which had become popular in France in 1782. Etching, 1783.
Date: 1783Reference: 42558i
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Five actors represented by English politicians are performing a pantomime while a (Quaker?) spectator is asleep in his chair. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1 January 1887.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: 1 January 1887Reference: 565012i
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International Congress for the History of Medicine, Bucharest: four delegates. Process prints after E. Taru, 1932.
Taru, Eugen.Date: [1932]Reference: 568705i
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A sequence of eight images showing men shaving. Coloured etching, 1796, by G.M. Woodward after himself.
George Murgatroyd WoodwardDate: 16 April 1796Reference: 30918i
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Left, the sun depicting Disraeli is setting on a devastated land; right, the sun depicting Gladstone is rising, bringing hope and a blooming economy. Lithograph, 1879.
Date: [1879]Reference: 568558i
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Building materials marching out of London and forming new built-up areas in the countryside. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1829.
George CruikshankDate: November 1st 1829Reference: 578910i
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Five doctors discussing their patient, Napoleon: one of the physicians is examining his rear end. Coloured etching, 1803.
Date: 26 [month?] 1803Reference: 12205i
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Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.
George Moutard WoodwardDate: 26 February 1807Reference: 11632i
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A patient on his deathbed, representing the death of the Venetian Republic. Etching, ca. 1797.
Date: [1797?]Reference: 563599i

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Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.

The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.

Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington as nannies protect Lord John Russell and Lord Melbourne who are boys from the taunts of the junior Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

The evolution of a fox riding a goose into a writer seated at his typewriter (or a pianist?) - which in turn evolves into accordion, bellows, money-bag, and handcuffs; representing Darwin's theories. Wood engraving after C. Bennett, 1863.

A man (Lord Hartington) and his wife (Radicalism) having breakfast in a richly decorated room, the morning after a card party. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry after W. Hogarth, 17 October 1885.

Daniel O'Connell and Joseph Hume encourage a dog with the head of Gisborne to leap at a bear with the head of Francis Bruen perching on a pole. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1839.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is knocked down by a luggage porter whose attention has been distracted by a young woman. Watercolour by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1920.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.

An episode in Tristram Shandy: Dr. Slop, with his wig on fire, angrily gesticulating to Susannah who holds her nose near the wounded baby Tristram Shandy. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury after L. Sterne.

A cardinal singing a lullaby to a lion; representing an attempt by France to maintain the neutrality of the Netherlands in the War of Jenkins' Ear. Engraving after Bernetto, 1740.

A woman standing in profile to the right, leaning on a pillar, and wearing her hair dressed in an enormously high chignon decorated with a blue ribbon. Coloured line block by R. Ravót (?).

A sick man with a cold. Coloured lithograph, 1833.

The Duke of Marlborough bursting out of his tomb to protest against a song about him which had become popular in France in 1782. Etching, 1783.

Five actors represented by English politicians are performing a pantomime while a (Quaker?) spectator is asleep in his chair. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1 January 1887.

International Congress for the History of Medicine, Bucharest: four delegates. Process prints after E. Taru, 1932.

A sequence of eight images showing men shaving. Coloured etching, 1796, by G.M. Woodward after himself.

Left, the sun depicting Disraeli is setting on a devastated land; right, the sun depicting Gladstone is rising, bringing hope and a blooming economy. Lithograph, 1879.

Building materials marching out of London and forming new built-up areas in the countryside. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1829.

Five doctors discussing their patient, Napoleon: one of the physicians is examining his rear end. Coloured etching, 1803.

Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

A patient on his deathbed, representing the death of the Venetian Republic. Etching, ca. 1797.