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Cartoon, The concierge of the House of Austria, WW1Cartoon, The concierge of the House of Austria, showing Emperor Franz Josef of Austria lying in state (although he was still alive at the time)
Cartoon, A Problem in Resuscitation, WW1Cartoon, A Problem in Resuscitation, showing the recently elected Pope (Benedictus XV) holding a dead Dove of Peace upside down by one leg
Cartoon, The Head of the German Vam-Pire, WW1Cartoon, The Head of the German Vam-Pire, with a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II with the words Louvain and Rheims (Reims) on his shoulders
Cartoon, Important Surrender of Copyright, WW1Cartoon, Important Surrender of Copyright
Man in tight stays 1788Tight lacing 1788. A painfully fashionable young man wearing corsets to achieve a fashionable figure, bowing, perhaps in a dance. "These tight stays will be death of me, " he says
Hungarian poster, Farewell to Austro-Hungarian MonarchyHungarian poster, Farewell to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, written by Karl Kraus, translated by Szini Gyula
Cartoon, first German victory, Moineville, WW1First World War cartoon entitled Their First Victory, showing a dead priest at Moineville, north-eastern France, on the frontier with Germany
Qui Hi's Last March to Padree Burrows's Go Down. An illustration to The Grand Master or Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem in eight cantos by Quiz
Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist and broadcaster(Thomas) Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), English journalist, author, media personality and satirist. From agnosticism he became a Christian, and converted to Roman Catholicism in his later years
George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatistGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here on the right, in old age. Date: circa 1940s
Norman Tebbit -- satirical commentA group of people on a Right to Work demonstration
Goat expresses opinion on Margaret ThatcherA white goat expresses its opinion on Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990
Spitting Image puppet of Margaret ThatcherA puppet of Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister, used on the satirical TV programme, Spitting Image
Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant
Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'
Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1Cartoon, Disenchantment. The old ones are no fun, they die too quickly, muses a German U-boat commander. Date: 1916
IN PLACE 1738 satire on the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, for feathering his own nest and those of his friends and relations Date: 1676 - 1745
Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame France; Wilhelm II of Germany looks on. Date: 1901
Cartoon, The Rescuer, WW1Cartoon, The Rescuer. Germany comes to the help of Death, represented by a skeleton drowning in a sea of blood. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Sale of Peerages by Lloyd George and AsquithThe Chance of a Lifetime. Cartoon, Sale of Peerages -- Asquith and Lloyd George sell off peerages. Date: 1910
French satire on Otto von Bismarck with grim reaper 1892Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck(1815-1898), Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire
THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET satire inspired by Halley's comet Date: 1909
Cartoon, L'Etat, C'Est Moi! or, History Burlesques Itself -- dictatorship of the proletariat, showing a left-wing extremist just as detached from the common people as King Louis XVI was
Cartoon, Unemployment Mountain -- LLOYD GEORGE has his attention drawn to the scale of the unemployment problem. Date: 1921
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), receiving birthday homage (after his death) from the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. Date: 1909
Comic postcard, A blow on the Hindenburg Line, WW1 - a satirical comment on the German defensive position on the Western Front, showing a German soldier with a line of washing. Date: circa 1916-1917
The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress
Comic postcard, Temperance campaigner in pub Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Temperance argument for water, not beer Date: 20th century
The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention)
Gentlemens fashions, 1853. Two small boys in the street have a chuckle at a man sGentlemens fashions, 1853. Two small boys in the street have a chuckle at a mans outrageously-patterned waistcoat. Ho! Crikey Charlie! If ere ain t a ge man with a lot o hadders a crawlin hover im
Ladies fashions. The culminating point of the bonnet style. Satirical cartoon in which the young ladys plaited hairstyle forms a point on which her bonnet sits
Mediumship - a spirit perplexed 1853A spirit perplexed. A woman visiting a medium requests she asks the spirit of her deceased husband Augustus where he put the receipt for a repaid claim. Date: 1853
Progress of the moustache mania! A street seller does a good job hawking pairs of moustaches to cash in on the fashion for mens facial hair. Date: 1853
Comic postcard, The saint and the sinner Date: early 20th century
Necessity the mother of invention: an incident during the cabmens strike. A gentleman is conveyed in the barrow of a coalman while his wife has to hitch a lift on his head. Date: 1853
Rival sportsmen. I say now, as I have said before, that there is room enough in Asia for both England and Russia. - Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli)
Comic postcard, Teddy bear suffragette and policeman. Come Along, Christabear! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Temperance satire Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Votes for Women satire - We only want what the men have got!! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Edwardian woman at sea in large hat Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Edwardian woman in large hat Date: early 20th century
A Pre-Raphaelite finishing his picture for the Academy. Satirical cartoon featuring a Pre-Raphaelite artist dressed in medieval clothes to paint his canvas of Petrarch and Laura. Date: 1853
Aberdeens bubble. How long will it last? Satirical cartoon about Lord Aberdeen sAberdeens bubble. How long will it last? Satirical cartoon about Lord Aberdeens coalition government. Date: 1853
The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith
The Railway King! Down Upon Him! Satirical cartoon mocking the downfall of railway financier George Hudson
The charwomen in the National Gallery. A cartoon about the conservation controversy atThe charwomen in the National Gallery
The Vulgarity of Voluntarism 1914An illustration of the evil effects of the vulgarity of voluntarism referred to by our contributor
Taking his word for it by John Hassall, motoring fashions" Come and let me introduce you to Lady Diana. Prettiest girl in London, old chap@. A satire on Edwardian motoring fashions from the drawing board of John Hassall
Husband holding off his angry wife with mop. A bottle of gin on the windowsill and a sign reading Conjugal Felicity a Romance. A Stag at Bay
Two lovers in a parlour disturbed by prying maids moving glasses in a cupboard. Miseries Domestic
Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden after a fox. Despite a warning sign reading Steel traps spring guns set in this garden. The Enraged Vicar
Man beating a stubborn horse with a cudgel, while the owner Widow Carzy waves a broom at him. Sign reads Neat chaises and saddle horses to lett by the Widow Carzy. Symptoms of Restiveness
A dinner party ruined by the arrival of a stinking game dishA dinner party ruined by the arrival of a game dish that has gone off. Miseries of the Table
Man forced to wear his hosts ill-fitting clothes at a dinner party after arriving drenched from the rain. Miseries of Travelling
Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair and being scolded by an old woman. Miseries Domestic
Man suffering from gout greeted painfully by a sailorMan suffering from painful gout in his limbs greeted by a muscular sailor with a strong handshake and a stamp on the foot. Miseries Personal
Tired and drunken man at a raucous dinner party with foxhunters. Miseries of Social Life
Mother with new born baby visited by several women in a parlour. A Lying in Visit
Two Regency men stoppped to talk in a freezing wind, one impatient to walk home. Miseries of Social Life
Woman having her feet treated painfully by a chiropodist in her bedroom. Her husband offering her a glass of wine
Two Regency gentlemen about to fight a duel with pistols. One expecting the magistrates and Bow Street officers to appear. More Miseries
A group of writers dining at the house of a rich citizenA group of writers drinking punch and dining at the house of a rich citizen. Fabricious Description of the Poets
Man seized by leg cramp in the honeymoon bed. Bottles of gout cordial, restorative drops and other medicine on the floor
Visiting gentlemen refused entry to a house by a servant. The Inflexible Porter
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded roomRegency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth
Man and woman lost in the countryside in a night storm with a servant holding a lantern. Miseries of the Country
Man chasing his hat down a muddy street in a high wind. Woman with her bonnet flying, maids stealing food off a platter on a mans head, roadsweepers, etc
Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customerBarber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks. More Miseries
Passengers slipping and falling into the river mud when debarking from a rowboat. Miseries Miscellaneous
Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life
Men falling on ice skates, another falling through the ice, woman falling off her chair, on a frozen pond. Miseries of Games, Sports, etc
Man forced to kiss an ugly woman at a dance party during a game of forfeits. More Miseries
Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk in a hotel room while a servant looks on. Miseries of Travelling
Man losing control of his mount while passing a carriageMan losing control of his mount while passing a horse and carriage on a road. How to Pass a Carriage. Academy for Grown Horsemen
Men and women skating on thin ice and falling into a freezing river. Cold Broth and Calamity
Man standing up while choking at the dinner tableMan standing up, clutching his head while choking at the dinner table while other guests and waiter panic. Symptoms of Choaking
Man and ladies searching for a carriage in a crowdMan and ladies searching for their carriage outside a crowded theatre in the rain. Miseries of Public Places
A cart race in an English town with an accident in the foreground with passengers thrown on the street
Chambermaid pulling on a sleeping guests wooden leg mistaking it for a warming pan
Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child
Being nervous and cross-examined by Mr. GarrowBeing nervous and cross-examined by lawyer Mr. Garrow in court. More Miseries
Tipsy man riding a horse facing the tail to the amusement of his friends
Barber and customer in a barbershop decorated with wigs. The Shaver and the Shavee
