Caricature Collection (page 9)

One Hundred Years of Eternal Feminine, early 1800s
A group of portrait illustrations of young French ladies from the early 1800s, wearing fashions from decades including 1810s and 1830s. Date: circa 1901

Le Tournoi The Tournament
This illustration shows a group of colourfully dressed young ladies spectating a jousting tournement, they are currently admiring a competitor performing on his armoured horse. Date: circa 1901

Grapes
A portrait sketch of a young lady dangling a small bunch of grapes above her mouth. Date: circa 1901

Animated Desk Lamp
A strange illustration of a desk lamp with a decorative shade, stooping down with long, gangly legs, almost like a 1901 version of Pixar's animated lamp! Date: circa 1901

History Through Women
An illustration of a lady wearing a black outdoor dress with a decorative hat, speaking with a large gentleman looking at his pocket watchm she says I'm like Louis XIV

La Derniere Epreuve The Last Test
This sketch shows the scene of a photographer with his camera on a tripod, taking a picture of a man laying in his bed, smiling peacefully. Date: circa 1901

The Judgement Of Paris
This illustration is a depiction of the Greek mythological story of The Judgement of Paris, this scene represents the goddess of Discord, Eris, holding the golden apple

Portrait Of Mademoiselle A. D
A portrait sketch of a girl standing sideways on, looking over her left shoulder towards the viewer, identified only as Mademoiselle A. D. Date: circa 1901

Deja! Already!
This illustration shows a lady wearing a red and white dress, pushing along a pram, a gentleman is speaking with a little girl at the top of the entrance stairs of a fine house

Sem
A portrait sketch of French caricaturist, Marie Joseph Georges Goursat dit Sem, who gained fame during the Belle Epoque. He is wearing an outdoor jacket, with an umbrella in his hand. Date: circa 1901

Portrait Studies Of Young Women
A pair of portrait study sketches of young ladies, drawn from similar angles, each bear a calm and satisfied facial expression. Date: circa 1901

Corridor Officials
An illustration of a stubborn looking official escorting a bewildered man wearing white out of a room and down a corridor, smiling women look on from behind. Date: circa 1901

Le Sauvetage The Saving
An illustration of a smiling fireman carrying a smug looking lady on his shoulders, whilst holding onto his red ladder, saving her from the background plumes of smoke. Date: circa 1901

Villegiature
This sketch displays a scene in which an elderly man is standing in a hole that he has started digging, speaking with a larger gentleman above him

La Petite Poudreuse, The Little Powder
This coloured sketch shows a young lady applying powder at her dressing table mirror, with a smile on her face and blushing cheeks, she is nearly ready to go out. Date: circa 1901

Back From Wagram
A portrait sketch of a young lady with her hands intertwined as she relaxes outdoors in a picturesque setting, sat by a circular table, entitled Retour De Wagram

Natives Of Tahiti
A group portrait engraving of four natives of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, sitting cross legged, one seems to be using an upturned cooking vessel as a drum. Date: circa 1901

Abel Faivre
A portrait illustration of French painter and cartoonist, Abel Faivre, 1867-1945. He actively produced propaganda posters for the French Army in World War I, and drew comics for Le Rire

The Sans-Culotte
This illustration shows a finely dressed lady with a fan, standing unaffected by the sight of a charging man armed with a spear, who is deemed a sans-culotte

Winking Cow
An illustration portraying the head of a cow, happily winking, wearing a pair of ribbons around the neck in red and blue. Date: circa 1901

Work Simplified
This series of illustrations comically shows a sketch in which some workers are struggling to get a large, heavy pipe into a trench by the end of the day

Madame Blondeau's Tenants
A series of comic illustrations showing Madame Blondeau speaking with a lady, with a different selection of tenants in each picture, each with a dog. Date: circa 1901

All In Good Time
An illustration of a young child leaning out of his pram, which is following the path of a farmer with his cow and dog. Date: 1901

The Battle Of Austerlitz Site
A landscape illustration of a large tree on a hill, seemingly a location of the Battle of Austerlitz in the Napoleonic wars. Date: 1901

The Two Astonished Hens
A series of illustrations which tell a quick story of two hens, both of which are about to lay their eggs, however one rolls down a plank towards the other

The Avalanche
This illustration shows a worker accidentally allowing a tumble of rocks fall down upon a gentleman walking below, was accompanied with a caption Don't be afraid, sir

The Frozen Pond
This illustration shows the dismay of two frogs, one under the water, and one above, separated by the frozen surface. Date: circa 1901

The Mother Fish
This illustration shows a mother fish teaching her children about the worm bait on a hook, accompanied with a caption translated from French, The worm, my children, is generally good only so far

The Joyful Forest
A detailed, humorous illustration shows an incredibly busy forest scene in which a large variety of happy creatures are mischeviously toying with the artist who is just trying to paint a picture

Le Voeu Exauce Part 1
Part one of a pair of illustrations, which shows a finely dressed lady speaking with a gentleman smoking a cigar as they walk along a countryside road. Date: 1901

Le Voeu Exauce Part 2
Part two of a pair of illustrations, which shows a finely dressed lady immersed in a plume of dust created by a motor vehicle roaring down the road

Gravedigging
This illustration shows a man holding a pickaxe, standing in a grave that he has dug, with a gentleman at ground level facepalming at the situation. Date: 1901

The Domestic Rabbit
An illustration of a rabbit outside of his hutch, with a look of surprise on his face as he faces a large cooking pan. Date: circa 1901

An Oblivion
A comical illustration which shows a stunned watercolour painter who has settled himself on the tip of a rock to do a watercolour storm study, humourously he forgot to bring water

The Mole
A series of six illustrations which progressively tell the story of a sneaky mole moving a bowl of food, from one dog to the other, prompting an exchange of emotions between the canines

The Caricaturist's Parade Of Models
This illustration shows The Caricaturist a self portrait of Benjamin Rabier, smoking a pipe which emits a number of smoke rings, while he is busy at work, a parade of people stand in the background

Laughing Animals
An illustration portraying a gentleman smoking a cigar, walking alongside a young lady wearing a decorative patterned dress and an extravagant hat, a crowd of animals including an elephant, pelican

French Infantry Drummer
An illustration of a French infantry drummer, probably Napoleonic, looking over his shoulder. Date: circa 1901

La Prise
A collection of illustrative studies based on a French soldier, he is standing in example, with different postures and directions indicating gestures of anxiety, impatience, frustration

Attendant Des Ordres
A side profile portrait sketch of a French soldier wearing a helmet with feathery plumes, holding the hilt of his sword, waiting on receiving some orders, his horse is beside him. Date: circa 1901

Vieux Habits! Vieux Galons!
This illustration portrays a gentleman wearing a top hat, and holding a cane under his arm, observing some old French military uniform hung in the wardrobe, possibly his own. Date: circa 1901

French Military Man Dressing A Lady
An illustration of a French military man, having removed his bearskin hat, helping a young woman dress, by fastening the back. Date: circa 1901

Marching Soldiers
This illustration shows a marching troop of men armed with rifles placed over their shoulders. Date: circa 1901

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 2
Part two of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

Woman Dressing
A series of illustrations showing various stages of a woman dressing. Date: circa 1901

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4
The final part of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 1
Part one of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

French Drum Majors
A series of illustrations showing various regimental uniforms of French drum majors from 1809. Date: circa 1901

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