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Music cover, The Muddle-Puddle Porter, written and composed by George Grossmith Junior, showing a caricature of the singer Lionel Brough. 1894
Fops and dandies playing paume, real tennis, Napoleonic eraFops and dandies (incroyables) playing the game of paume, real tennis, in the Napoleonic era. After a caricature in le Bon Genre
The balloon man, caricature of the balloonist MontgolfierThe balloon man, l homme aux ballons, caricature of the balloonist Montgolfier by Jean-Baptiste Letourmy of Orleans, 18th century
Caricature of Andre Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de Mirabeau, with yo-yo (emigrette) and regiment of hussars in black and yellow uniforms
The vengeance of the diablos or Chinese yo-yosThe vengeance of diablos or Chinese yo-yos. French caricature from the early 19th century showing women throwing men in the air with Chinese yo-yos
Funfair of cup and ball players from all walksFunfair of cup and ball, la foire franche des bilboquets. 17th century satirical print showing people from all walks of life obsessed with the game of bilboquet
A monkey mounted on a barrel tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while pulled by four monkeys at a village fete. From a copperplate of the 16th century
Caricature of French and English costumes, circa 1815. The small size of English ladies hats, the excessive length of their bodices and mean cut of their dresses contrast with our Parisian fashions
Caricature of English costumes, circa 1814. Men and women in ill-fitting, badly shaped dresses, hats and coats. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
English military uniforms, Napoleonic eraCaricature of English military uniforms, Napoleonic era, Hussar with flared trousers worn over calf-high boots. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Caricature of English fashions in Paris, 1814. Man in flowerpot hat, women in bottle-shaped gowns. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817
Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head, while a Turk sharpens a scimitar outside
Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T
Napoleon Bonaparte pursued by Cossacks, 1813Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813
Napoleons Army retreating from the battlefiedNapoleon Bonaparte and his Army retreating from the battlefied of Liepzig, after the premature destruction of the bridge on the Elster River, 1813
Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a
Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great St. Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800
Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic
Napoleon Bonaparte abandoning the Revolutionary Army in Egypt, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T
Napoleon Bonaparte ordering his troops to storm the fortress of Acre, Egyptian Campaign, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by
Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden French troops after the Siege of Jaffa, Egyptian Campaign, 1799
The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Revolutionary Army looting artworks and relics in Milan during the Italian Campaign, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax
Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax
Napoleon Bonaparte directing the SuppressionNapoleon Bonaparte directing an artillery firing squad at the Suppression after the Siege of Toulon (ordered by Paul Barras and Stanislas Freron)
Napoleon working the gun at ToulonNapoleon working the gun at the Siege of Toulon, 1793. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815
Napoleon blowing up his comrades. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815
Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815
Some celebrities of Bucks Club playing golf caricatured by Fred May in The Tatler. Includes the Duke of Leeds, Lord Chesham, Major Tommy Bouch, Lord Tweedmouth and Captain Hubert Buckmaster
Squire Bancroft and Marie Effie Wilton, English actorsCartoon, Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager, and his wife Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1839-1921), English actress and theatre manager
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, statesman and temperance advocateCartoon, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet (1829-1906), Liberal politician and temperance advocate. 1893
Cartoon, Sir Walter Gilbey, wine merchant and philanthropistCartoon, Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Baronet (1831-1914), English wine merchant, philanthropist and breeder of shire horses. 1893
Cartoon, Samuel Plimsoll, politician and reformerCartoon, Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), English Liberal politician and social reformer. 1893
Monsieur de Blowitz, Paris correspondent of The TimesCaricature, Henri Georges Stephane Adolphe Opper de Blowitz (1825-1903), Paris correspondent of The Times and Bohemian journalist. 1893
James Keir Hardie, Scottish Labour politicianCaricature, James Keir Hardie, Scottish Labour politician. 1893
Jean de Reszke, Polish operatic tenorCaricature, Jean de Reszke, Polish operatic tenor. 1893
J M Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwrightCaricature, J M Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright. 1893
Edmund Tattersall, auctioneer of race horsesCaricature, Edmund Tattersall (1816-1898), auctioneer of race horses. 1893
E T Cook, editor of the Westminster GazetteCaricature, E T Cook, editor of the Westminster Gazette. 1893
Colonel Sanderson, Scots Greys, The 2nd DragoonsCaricature, Colonel Sanderson of the Scots Greys, The 2nd Dragoons, with an Ulsterman on his head. 1893
Colonel Lord Arthur William HillCaricature, Colonel Lord Arthur William Hill (1846-1931), Anglo-Irish soldier and Conservative politician -- Orangeman. 1893
Charles Wyndham, theatre manager, with a miniature version of the actor David Garrick on his head. 1893
Caricature, Andre Disderi, French photographerCaricature of Andre-Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (1819-1889), French photographer. 1865
Captain Paul Boyton, American showman and adventurer. 1893
Augustin Daly, American drama critic and theatre managerCartoon portrait of Augustin Daly, American drama critic, theatre manager and, playwright. On his head is a miniature figure of Ada Rehan, an actress who appeared in many of his plays. 1893
Gordon Selfridge by SherriffeHarry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. Organized Selfridge & Co (1909) and developed it into one of the largest department stores in Europe
Maurice & Leonora Hughes at Biarritz by SemThe famous exhibition ballroom dancers, Maurice and Leonora Hughes caricatured at Biarritz by the French cartoonist Sem (Georges Goursat)