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Nomahanna, c1805-1828. Artist: Ludwig ChorisNomahanna, c1805-1828. Found in the collection of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu
The Butcher, c1745-1805 Artist: Jean-Baptiste GreuzeThe Butcher, c1745-1805. Private collection
A Band of Tourists, Egypt, 1881. Artist: R BrandamourA Band of Tourists, Egypt, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881
And his house is on fire, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaAnd his house is on fire, 1799. Plate 18 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain
Where is mother going?, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaWhere is mother going?, 1799. Plate 65 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain
Soviet political poster, 1920. Artist: Dmitriy Stakhievich MoorSoviet political poster, 1920
Drunken Silenus, 1747. Artist: Carle VanlooDrunken Silenus, 1747. In classical myth, Silenus is the teacher and friend of Bacchus, god of wine. In Renaissance art he is depicted as fat, drunk and naked, a bloated lord of the revels
The Drunken Silenus, 17th century. Artist: Moses van UyttenbroeckThe Drunken Silenus, 17th century. In classical myth, Silenus is the teacher and friend of Bacchus, god of wine. In Renaissance art he is depicted as fat, drunk and naked
Bacchus, 1560. Artist: Valerio di Simone CioliBacchus, 1560. Statue in the Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy. It shows Pietro Barbino, Cosimo Is court dwarf, as Bacchus, riding a tortoise
Delegue a l Instruction Publique, Paris Commune, 1871. Satirical cartoon from a series titled Paris Sous le Commune. From a private collection
Demonstration or Cause & Effect, 1817
A Little Bigger, 1791. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonA Little Bigger, 1791. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Arkwright was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using
Louis VI of France granting the citizens of Paris their first charter, 12th century (c1858-1921)Louis VI, King of France, granting the citizens of Paris their first charter, 12th century (c1858-1921). Louis VI (1081-1137), known as Louis le Gros (Louis the Fat), became King of France in 1108
Joseph Prudhomme, c1825-1877. Artist: Henry Bonaventure MonnierJoseph Prudhomme, c1825-1877
Two Characters, c1825-1877. Artist: Henry Bonaventure MonnierTwo Characters, c1825-1877
Illustration for Lucy Locket, lost her purse, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). Artist: Catherine GreenawayIllustration for Lucy Locket, lost her purse, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). For a book of nursery rhymes
Stone head of Fat Lady from a Copper Age Megalithic temple on Malta, from the Valetta Museums collection
Fat lady statuette, (3500-2300 BC)Fat lady statuette from a copper-age temple on Malta, from the collection of the Valetta Museum, Malta. (3500-2300 BC)
Thomas Bambridge (fl1729), Warden of the Fleet Prison, London. In 1728 Bambridge was the subject of a Parliamentary enquiry into his cruelty
Mending the Lesson, 1873. Artist: Joseph SwainMending the Lesson, 1873. A skinny Britannia tells John Bull to beware of handing out too much charity to the needy. This relates to the serious famine blighting the lives of the inhabitants of
All in the Downs, 1871. Artist: Joseph SwainAll in the Downs, 1871. Edward Cardwell, Liberal Secretary for War during the period 1868-1874 is on the right facing a stout John Bull
Railway Responsability, 1874. Artist: Joseph SwainRailway Responsability, 1874. Mr Punch tells a fat railway director that his train operators - seen in the background amidst the buffers
Degenerate Days!!, 1874. Artist: Joseph SwainDegenerate Days!!, 1874. A publican and his customer discuss the forthcoming General Election. After being in power since 1868, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone
Well Rowed All!, 1869. Artist: Joseph SwainWell Rowed All!, 1869. This cartoon refers to the development of a special relationship between Britain and the United States
The Doctors Bill, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel KeeneThe Doctors Bill, 1869. This cartoon harks back to the days when a fee was charged simply for consulting ones doctor. The Stout Cook complains that she had to wait for two hours in the doctors
Pot and Kettle, 1868. Modern farming methods were now being developed in order to provide more produce for a growing population
The Reform Bill, 1866. Frantic Excitement!!!, 1866. Artist: John TennielThe Reform Bill, 1866. Frantic Excitement!!!, 1866. Mr and Mrs John Bull, representing the people of Britain, doze over their newspapers which, without exception
The Officious Passenger, 1866. Artist: John TennielThe Officious Passenger, 1866. Lord Russell is shown here as the ships captain. The Officious Passenger is John Bright. At the beginning of January
A Darwinian Idea, 1865. Artist: TW WoodsA Darwinian Idea, 1865. A pig getting fatter and fatter plumped up by modern farming methods. A topical dig at modern farming methods
Banting in the Yeomanry, 1865. Artist: Charles Samuel KeeneBanting in the Yeomanry, 1865. The Troop-Sergeant Major says It comes to this, Captain, A Mun E ther Hev a New Jacket or Knock Off One O My Meals
The British Slave, 1861. The worker, a bricklayer, has been on strike, but, looking at his distressed wife and children, has realised his family needs him to return to work
Dizzy and his Constituent. 1858. Disraeli is about to style a mans hair with butter. The man in the chair, unaware of what is going to happen, is possibly Edward Cardwell
Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph SwainJustice to the Rescue!, 1876. Uncle Sam and John Bull, representing Britain and the United States of America, are tearing up the Extradition Treaty of 1842
Over the Way, 1861. At the time the American Civil War began, Britain imported the bulk of its cotton from the United States
An Unpleasant Neighbour, 1859. Mr Bull, Here have I got to pay double insurance, all along of your confounded fireworks!. John Bull presenting a bill to Napoleon III for the 9d in the pound income
Naval Reform, 1859. In 1859, there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers
I was deprived of the happiness to pick it up... I saw a hundred times an agile rival offer it smiling to our common goddess. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843
The Potbellied Man from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836
Letter T. Creator: Hans Holbein the YoungerLetter T
Doll Tearsheet, Falstaff, Henry and Poins (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 2, Scene 4), first published 1795; reissued 1852
Luxury, October 7, 1780. October 7, 1780. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonLuxury, October 7, 1780
Englishman at Paris, May 1, 1803. May 1, 1803. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonEnglishman at Paris, May 1, 1803
A Parish Officers Journal!!, June 15, 1802. June 15, 1802. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonA Parish Officers Journal!!, June 15, 1802
The Cooks Prayer!!, September 15, 1801. September 15, 1801. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonThe Cooks Prayer!!, September 15, 1801
Tom Jones Refused Admittance by the Noblemans Porter, from " The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling", 1792