Political satire

115 works by 2 artists

115 works featuring “Political satire” by 2 artists, from the 18th to the 19th century, held in 6 museums.

He Steers His Flight, James Gillray

He Steers His Flight, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, James Gillray

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Pigs Possessed, James Gillray

The Pigs Possessed, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Visiting the Sick, James Gillray

Visiting the Sick, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Uncorking Old Sherry, James Gillray

Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Phantasmagoria - Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, James Gillray

A Phantasmagoria - Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo–Virgil, Geor:, James Gillray

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo–Virgil, Geor:, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Portrait, James Gillray

A Portrait, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, James Gillray

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Le Diable-Boiteux, James Gillray

Le Diable-Boiteux, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors, James Gillray

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors, 1804.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Armed Heroes, James Gillray

Armed Heroes, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

French Volunteers Marching to the Conquest of Great Britain, James Gillray

French Volunteers Marching to the Conquest of Great Britain, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Nursery, with Britannia Reposing in Peace, James Gillray

The Nursery, with Britannia Reposing in Peace, 1802.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Ratapoil on the Champs-Elysees, Honoré Daumier

Ratapoil on the Champs-Elysees, 1851.

Aux Champs-Elysées, Ratapoil. Par suite d'une délibération… (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Les Malheurs du chimiste Dumas, Honoré Daumier

Les Malheurs du chimiste Dumas, 1851.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

French-Tailor, Fitting John Bull with a "Jean de Bry", James Gillray

French-Tailor, Fitting John Bull with a "Jean de Bry", 1799.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Introduction of Citizen Volpone & His Suite, at Paris.–Vide, The Moniteur, & Cobbetts Letters, James Gillray

Introduction of Citizen Volpone & His Suite, at Paris.–Vide, The Moniteur, & Cobbetts Letters, 1802.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Good Mr. Ratapoil Promised Them..., Honoré Daumier

Good Mr. Ratapoil Promised Them..., 1851.

Ce bon M. Ratapoil leur a promis ... (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Le Sommeil d'Endymion-Berryer, Honoré Daumier

Le Sommeil d'Endymion-Berryer, 1851.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Reception in Holland, James Gillray

The Reception in Holland, 1799.

Man wordt door een Hollandse menigte begroet en gekust (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

European Balance, Honoré Daumier

European Balance, 1867.

Équilibre Européen (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, James Gillray

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, James Gillray

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Bear and His Leader, James Gillray

The Bear and His Leader, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The State Waggoner and John Bull, James Gillray

The State Waggoner and John Bull, 1804.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Doctor Sangrado Curing John Bull of Repletion-With the Kind of Offices of Young Clysterpipe & Little Boney, James Gillray

Doctor Sangrado Curing John Bull of Repletion-With the Kind of Offices of Young Clysterpipe & Little Boney, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Despair, James Gillray

Despair, 1802.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Democracy; or a Sketch of Life of Buonaparte, James Gillray

Democracy; or a Sketch of Life of Buonaparte, 1800.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Superfluous Regrets!, Honoré Daumier

Superfluous Regrets!, 1851.

Regrets Superflus! (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Siège de la Colonne de Pompée; Science in the Pillory, James Gillray

Siège de la Colonne de Pompée; Science in the Pillory, 1799.

Spotprent op de Franse expeditie naar Egypte, 1799 (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Pillars of the Constitution, James Gillray

Pillars of the Constitution, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Delicious Dreams! –Castles in the Air! –Glorious Prospects!, James Gillray

Delicious Dreams! –Castles in the Air! –Glorious Prospects!, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Tub for the Whale!, James Gillray

A Tub for the Whale!, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain, James Gillray

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2), James Gillray

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2), 1804.

Koninklijk stel kijkt naar een man in een boot (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Physical Aid, or Britannia Recover'd from a Trance!, James Gillray

Physical Aid, or Britannia Recover'd from a Trance!, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Preliminaries of Peace, James Gillray

Preliminaries of Peace, 1801.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Ratapoil Spreading Propaganda, Honoré Daumier

Ratapoil Spreading Propaganda, 1851.

Ratapoil Fesant de la Propaganda: Si vous aimez votre… (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Un Matamore portant une... botte..., Honoré Daumier

Un Matamore portant une... botte..., 1851.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Allied Powers, Un-booting Egalité, James Gillray

Allied Powers, Un-booting Egalité, 1799.

Spotprent op Napoleons nederlagen in 1799 (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Pandora Opening her Box, James Gillray

Pandora Opening her Box, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, James Gillray

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

More Pigs Than Teats, James Gillray

More Pigs Than Teats, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, James Gillray

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, James Gillray

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, 1803.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The National Parachute, James Gillray

The National Parachute, 1802.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Union Club, James Gillray

The Union Club, 1801.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Buonaparte Leaving Egypt, James Gillray

Buonaparte Leaving Egypt, 1800.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

A Patching-Up, Honoré Daumier

A Patching-Up, 1851.

Un Replatrage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States