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The Finishing of an Aldermans Picture, 1773; an aldermans wife reclines on a sofa whilst her lover adds cuckolds horns to her husbands portrait
Daniel Defoe in the Pillory, Temple Bar, London, c1840?. Artist: JC ArmytageView of Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar, London, c1840?, surrounded by a crowd
Testis Ovat, Titus Oates in the pillory, 17th century (c1905). Testis Ovat is an anagram of Oates name. An Anglican priest, he made up the story of the Popish Plot of 1678
Illustration from poem A Becketts Troth. c1860-1875, (1923). Artist: George John PinwellIllustration from poem A Becketts Troth. c1860-1875, (1923). Gilbert a Becket. Romantic story of a 12th-century crusader, Gilbert O Becket, who is rescued by a Saracen woman
Dr Syntax with the Skimmington Riders, 1820. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonDr Syntax with the Skimmington Riders, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]
Running The Gauntlet - Stage VI, c1920. Artist: Charles Edmund BrockRunning The Gauntlet - Stage VI, c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - C E Brock and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920 ]
July 1915 - Stage One, c1920. Artist: Frederick Henry TownsendJuly 1915 - Stage One, c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - F H Townsend and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920]
The Ladies Disaster, 1771. Artist: CaldwellThe Ladies Disaster, 1771. A woman loses her wig in a high wind. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
The York Reverence or City Loyalty, Amply Rewarded, 1796. Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1821) and his wife Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820)
Cockney Sportsmen Recharging, 1800. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)
Cockney Sportsmen finding a hare, 1800. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds])
Satire on a picture auction, 1730. Artist: William Henry TomsSatire on a picture auction, 1730. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)
The phiz and character of an Alexandrine hyper-critch and comentator, 1728. His Holiness [The Pope, as a monkey] and his Prime Minister [a donkey]
Exaltation of Faros daughters, 1796. Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (left) and Lady Archer are ridiculed in the stocks, as the mob throw rotten vegetables at them
A scene from Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere, (1833). Artist: JacksonA scene from Les Precieuses Ridicules by Moliere, (1833). Les precieuses were witty and educated intellectual ladies who frequented the salon of the marquise de Rambouillet
Prehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Artist: Edward Tennyson ReedPrehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Satirical cartoon showing creatures halfway between men and monkeys listening to a lecture. The lectern is in the form of a pteradoctyl
A Legend of Camelot. Part 1, 1866. Artist: George du MaurierA Legend of Camelot. Part 1, 1866. A woman walks along the street with her extremely long hair wrapped and billowing around her
Utility Combined with Elegance, 1858. Artist: Captain HR HowardUtility Combined with Elegance, 1858. This cartoon is one of very many in Punch during the mid-Victorian period which satirise womens fashions
The Next Novelty, 1858. Another on Punchs regular prods at the world of womens fashion. At the time when the crinoline was the height of fashion
Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821
