Satirist Collection

Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Fanny Burney, c1784-1785, (1943). Portrait of Frances Burney (1752-1840), English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright, and daughter of the musicologist Dr Charles Burney

Mr James Gillray, from a portrait by himself, c1800. Artist: James Gillray
Mr James Gillray, from a portrait by himself, c1800. Self-portrait of British satirical cartoonist Gillray (1756-1815). Engraving after a miniature

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Ulrich von Hutten at Viterbo in the battle with five Frenchmen, who mocked Maximilian. German scholar, poet and satirist Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523)

Portrait of Jonathan Swift, 1734. Creator: Michael Dahl
Portrait of Jonathan Swift, 1734

Portrait of Voltaire, c1740. Creator: Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
Portrait of Voltaire, c1740

Pietro Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1822. Creator: Pierre Nolasque Bergeret
Pietro Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1822. Scene depicting an interaction between the artist Tintoretto (left), and the literary critic and satirist Pietro Aretino

Le Triomphe de Voltaire, 1778/79. Creator: A. Duplessis
Le Triomphe de Voltaire, 1778/79

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778), writer, c18th century. Creator: Anon
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778), writer, c18th century

Portrait of Hadriaan Beverland with a Prostitute, c.1676. Creator: Ary de Vois
Portrait of Hadriaan Beverland with a Prostitute, c.1676. Other Title(s): Adriaan van Beverland, Writer of Theological Works and Satirist, with a Prostitute

Parker, Dorothy, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Parker, Dorothy, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 30

Parker, Dorothy, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 30. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Parker, Dorothy, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 30

Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) in his study, between 1694 and 1778. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) in his study, between 1694 and 1778

Portrait of Pietro Aretino, ca. 1517-20. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Portrait of Pietro Aretino, ca. 1517-20

Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) in 1718, between 1718 and 1724. Creator: Nicolas de Largilliere
Portrait of Voltaire (1694-1778) in 1718, between 1718 and 1724

Voltaire on rising in Ferney, dictating to his secretary Collini, c1772. Creator: Jean Huber
Voltaire on rising in Ferney, dictating to his secretary Collini, c1772

Portrait of the Poet Pietro Aretino, from Cabinet Reynst; Variarum imaginum a... 1655-1660
Portrait of the Poet Pietro Aretino, from Cabinet Reynst; Variarum imaginum a celeberrimis artificibus pictarum Caelaturae (Cabinet Reynst: Engravings of various images painted by famous artists)

Fitz-Greene Halleck, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Fitz-Greene Halleck, between 1855 and 1865. [Poet and satirist. Since the late twentieth century his poetry has been studied for its homosexual themes and insights into nineteenth-century society]

Petroleum Nasby, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Petroleum Nasby, between 1860 and 1875. [Journalist and early political commentator David Ross Locke: author of the " Nasby Letters", written in the character of " Rev

Le Dejeuner de Voltaire aFerney or Le Souper des Philosophes, c. 1773-75. Creator: Unknown
Le Dejeuner de Voltaire a Ferney or Le Souper des Philosophes, c.1773-75

Voltaire Seen in Profile, n. d. Creator: Jean Huber
Voltaire Seen in Profile, n.d

Frontispiece Portrait (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras), April 1726

Pietro Aretino, 1640. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Pietro Aretino, 1640

Pietro Aretino, 1649. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Pietro Aretino, 1649

Pietro Aretino, 1647. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Pietro Aretino, 1647

Plate 1 from Los Caprichos : Self-portrait of Goya ( Franco. Goya e Lucientes, Pintor), 1799

Moenippus (Menipo Filosofo), 1778. Creator: Francisco Goya
Moenippus (Menipo Filosofo), 1778

A Peep at St. Peter or The Poet in a Pickle, July 23, 1789. Creator: Unknown
A Peep at St. Peter or The Poet in a Pickle, July 23, 1789

Portrait of Pietro Aretino, ca. 1655-1660. Creator: Cornelis van Dalen II
Portrait of Pietro Aretino, ca. 1655-1660

A Brace of Blackguards, June 20, 1789. June 20, 1789. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A Brace of Blackguards, June 20, 1789

Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1848. Creator: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1848

Walcot, (1738-1819), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Walcot, (1738-1819), 1830. John Wolcot (1738-1819) English satirist and physician, known for his humour and wit. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Swift, (1667-1745), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Swift, (1667-1745), 1830. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist and political pamphleteer for the Whigs then the Tories who attended Trinity College, Dublin

Seneca, (c4 BC-AD 65), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Seneca, (c4 BC-AD 65), 1830. Seneca the Younger (c4 BC-AD 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist and satirist exiled to Corsica by emperor Claudius in AD 41

Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English satirist poet and master of heroic couplet, the second most quoted writer in the English language

Hogarth, (1697-1764), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hogarth, (1697-1764), 1830. William Hogarth (1697-1764) English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist known for his moral series A Harlots Progress

Fielding, (1707-1754), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Fielding, (1707-1754), 1830. Henry Fielding (1707-1754) English novelist and dramatist educated at Eton College known for his satire, holds a place in the history of law enforcement

Churchill, (1732-1764), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Churchill, (1732-1764), 1830. Charles Churchill (1732-1764) English poet and satirist, educated at Westminster School and St Johns College, Cambridge and a close friend of John Wilkes

Samuel Butler, (1613-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Samuel Butler, (1613-1680), 1830. Samuel Butler (1613-1680) poet and satirist, remembered for a long satirical poem titled Hudibras. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

P. Aretin, (1492-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. Aretin, (1492-1556), 1830. Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Arbuthnot, (1667-1735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Arbuthnot, (1667-1735), 1830. John Arbuthnot (1667-1735) Scottishphysician, satirist and polymath best remembered for his contributions to mathematics, From " Biographical Illustrations"

The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller Orchardson
The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Scene based on a real incident: the French satirist Voltaire (1694-1778) has been beaten by the servants of the Duc de Rohan after Voltaire outsmarted him

Alexander Pope Esq. 1785. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Pope Esq. 1785. Alexander Pope (1688-1744), 18th-century English poet, he suffered numerous health problems and made enemies with his satire and criticisms of prominent figures

Hogarth, c1741, (1809). Creator: Thomas Cook
Hogarth, c1741, (1809). Portrait of English artist and satirical printmaker William Hogarth (1697-1764). Engraving after the terraccotta bust made c1741 by Louis Francois Roubiliac

Paul Whitehead, c1800. Creator: Thomas Rothwell
Paul Whitehead, c1800. Portrait of English satirist Paul Whitehead (1710-1774), Secretary of the infamous Hell-Fire Club. It is said that in 1781 his ghost appeared at West Wycombe

Ulrich Von Hutten, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Ulrich Von Hutten, (1933). Portrait of German scholar, poet and satirist Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer

Francois Rabelais, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Franc ois Rabelais, (1933). Portrait of French writer, satirist, humanist, doctor and monk Franc ois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Jonathan Swift, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Jonathan Swift, (1933). Portrait of Anglo-Irish clergyman, satirist and poet Jonathan Swift (1667-1746), author of " Gullivers Travels"

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), (c1900). Portrait of British artist and caricaturist Rowlandson depicted c1795. Rowlandson was known for his political satire and social observation

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1805. Artist: Samuel Rawle
Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1805. View showing No 30 Leicester Square, the home of William Hogarth from 1733 until his death in 1764

William Hogarths tomb in St Nicholas churchyard, Chiswick, Hounslow, London, c1820

View of Mawson House, Chiswick Lane, Chiswick, London, 1882. Artist: John Crowther
View of Mawson House, Chiswick Lane, Chiswick, London, 1882. This was the early residence of Alexander Pope

The painters march from Finchly... 1753. Artist: Paul Sandby
The painters march from Finchly, dedicated to the King of ye Gypsies as an encourager of Art &c, 1753. Hogarth, accompanied by a woman who points to a pair of horns over his head, flees from a village

Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish clergyman, satirist and poet. Swift (1667-1746) was the author of Gullivers Travels, Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub. (Colorised black and white print)

Voltaire 1694-1778. - Gemalde von Carmontel, 1934
Voltaire 1694-1778, 1934. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778), French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters. Voltaire was a central figure in the French Enlightenment

Samuel Butler, English poet and satirist, 18th century (1894). Artist: George Vertue
Samuel Butler (1612-1680), English poet and satirist, 18th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

William Hogarth, 18th century English painter, printmaker, satirist and cartoonist, (c1850). Much of Hogarths work was targeted at contemporary politics, lifestyles and customs

Portrait of Pietro Aretino, c1517. Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi
Portrait of Pietro Aretino, c1517. Pietro Aretino (1492-1556), Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who influenced contemporary art and politics and invented erotic literature

Hansi, French artist, 1930. Hansi was the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques Waltz, a staunchly pro-French Alsatian who produced satirical works mocking Germany

Cult of the individual: Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque artist, 1640 (1956). A self-portrait of Rosa (1615-1673), a painter, printmaker and poet. From the National Gallery, London

Voltaire, French writer, 18th century (1956). Voltaire (1694-1778) was a central figure in the French Enlightenment. From the Collection AMH de Lessert, Geneva

Honore Daumier, French artist, c1870s (1956). Daumier (1808-1879) is best known for his caricatures of French political figures and satirical observations on 19th century French life

Andre Gill, French caricaturist, 1868. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guines (1840-1885) he adopted the name Andre Gill in tribute to his hero, the English caricaturist James Gillray

Honore Daumier, French artist, 1868. A prolific draughtsman, Daumier (1808-1879) is best known for his caricatures of French political figures and satirical observations on 19th century French life

Alexander Pope, English poet and satirist, 18th century (1906). Three drawings in pencil by Bernard Lens, in the royal collection at Windsor Castle

John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician, satirist, mathematician and polymath (1906). Arbuthnot (1667-1735) was the inventor of the figure of John Bull

Rabelais, 1882. Francois Rabelais (c1495-1553) was a French writer, satirist, humanist, doctor and monk. Born at Chinon in Touraine

Dedication written by William Hogarth, 1745 (1865). Artist: Frederick George Netherclift
Dedication written by William Hogarth, 1745 (1865). A dedication written for a History of the Arts&c, which he intended publishing as a supplement to theAnalysis of Beauty- also a receipt

Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish priest, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, and poet, (c1850). Swift (1667-1745) was the author of Gullivers Travels, Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub

Henry Bunbury Esq, 1787. Artist: Thomas Ryder
Henry Bunbury Esq, 1787. Portrait of British artist Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811). Bunbury was an equerry to the Duke of York

Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire, 18th century French writer and satirist, (1828). Artist: J Pass
Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire, 18th century French writer and satirist, (1828). Voltaire (1694-1778) was a central figure in the French Enlightenment

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, c1873. Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, c1873. Portrait of Carlyle (1795-1881)

Voltaire, French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters, 19th century. Artist: James Mollison
Voltaire, 18th century French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters, 19th century

Moliere, 1775. Artist: Thomas Cook
Moliere, 1775. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moliere (1622-1673), was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian author, 1880s. Artist: Konstantin Schapiro
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian author, 1880s. Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826-1889), better known as Shchedrin, was a prominent satirist

Pietro Aretino, Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist, c1548-1551 (1912). Artist: Titian
Pietro Aretino, Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist, c1548-1551 (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Voltaire, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Voltaire, 1774. Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet), 18th century French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters. Voltaire (1694-1778) was a central figure in the French Enlightenment

Voltaire, French author and epitome of the Enlightenment, 18th century. Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778) in a box at the theatre crowned with laurels as the unique man of all ages

John Skelton, (c1460-1529), 16th century. Skelton, English poet and satirist, was tutor to Prince Henry (Henry VIII). From an edition of Collyn Clout his satirical poem of 1522 which contained

Voltaire, 18th century French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters
Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire, 18th century French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters. Voltaire (1694-1778) was a central figure in the French Enlightenment

Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist, poet and cleric. Swift (1667-1746) was the author of Gullivers Travels, Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub

Francois Rabelais (c1495-1553), 1777. Artist: Pierre Savart
Francois Rabelais, French writer, satirist, humanist, doctor and monk, 1777. Born at Chinon in Touraine, Rabelais (c1495-1553)

Political poster for The Budget League, British, 1910. This group published a weekly magazine with the objective of rallying support for the prime minister, David Lloyd George

Satirical advertisement for Copes Tobaccos, c1890s. Artist: John Wallace
Satirical advertisement for Copes Tobaccos, c1890s. During the 1890s Copes Tobaccos commissioned a series of political prints from artist John Wallace, who drew carttons as George Pipeshank

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