Caricaturist Collection

Kate Carew self-portrait
Mary Williams (1869 1961), who wrote pseudonymously as Kate Carew, was a caricaturist self-styled as " The Only Woman Caricaturist"

Golf Clubs & Golfers - Harewood Downs by Mel
The Harewood Downs Golf Club pictured by caricaturist Mel and featuring W. E. Stewart, J. A. B. Davidson, Jock Watt, Sir Herbert Wright, Dr. H. J. Henderson, M.C. A. E

Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Portrait of British landowner and amateur caricaturist Sir Charles Garden Assheton-Smith (1851-1914) with a racehorse

The Five ALLs - John Kay
Satirical cartoon by Scottish caricaturist John Kay (1742-1826) entitled The Five All s, depicting five characters and their interpretations of their reltion to All

The Tout - Peter Ronald Buchanan
Mr P. R. G. Buchanan, whose caricatures, mainly of horse racing society, under the pseudonym The Tout were published in The Tatler and The Bystander magazines during the 1920s and 30s

Humour social comment the ale house cartoon by Cruikshank
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated 1832

Liberal posters for the General Election, & their artists
A selection of Liberal party posters for the 1910 General Election, together with a photograph of Francis Carruthers Gould, caricaturist and political cartoonist, who The Sketch says

The Library of the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, (pencil
651805 The Library of the Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, (pencil, pen and ink and watercolour) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 19.7x27.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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

The character Oliver Twist
5308168 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver, unhappily apprenticed to the under-taker Sowerby)

The character Oliver Twist
5308166 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver has been 'restored' to Fagin and the boys by Bill Sykes and Nancy)

Women in costume as Bebe designed by Alfred Grevin, 1880s (lithograph)
5893499 Women in costume as Bebe designed by Alfred Grevin, 1880s (lithograph); (add.info.: Woman in costume as Bebe designed by the caricaturist Alfred Grevin)

The Pharmacist. By Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (1803 -1847), known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J
5669307 The Pharmacist. By Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (1803 -1847), known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J. Grandville, was a French caricaturist

Illustration by Andre Gill (17 October 1840-1 May 1885), French caricaturist. 19th century (engraving)
5669280 Illustration by Andre Gill (17 October 1840-1 May 1885), French caricaturist. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guines at Paris)

Dr Syntax
3732555 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

Dr Syntax
3732536 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850
3480189 A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850; (add.info)

Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850
3478391 Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting men drinking in both a parlour and cellar)

Thomas Nast
2623712 Thomas Nast; (add.info.: Photographic print of Thomas Nast (1840-1902) German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist. Dated 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A French Ordinary, 1800
1579435 A French Ordinary, 1800; (add.info.: Satirical illustration titled 'A French Ordinary' where dead cats and slops are on the menu)

An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward
5311237 An engraving depicting a dying patient and visitor screened off from the ward. Handle suspended on a rope to help the patient to sit up

The horrors of drunkenness, 1850
3478059 The horrors of drunkenness, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration by Kenny Meadows (1790-1874) a British caricaturist and illustrator, depicting the horrors of drunkenness

A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850
3478732 A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child by Fred Barnard)

A family of itinerant sellers of Staffordshire Ware at their evening encampment
3478315 A family of itinerant sellers of Staffordshire Ware at their evening encampment; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family of itinerant sellers of Staffordshire Ware at their evening)

Illustration by George Cruikshank, 1850
3478433 Illustration by George Cruikshank, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man eating food on production line. Illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Illustration by Gustave Dore for the 1866 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost - Satan resting on the mountain
5309207 Illustration by Gustave Dore for the 1866 edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost - Satan resting on the mountain; (add.info)

An engraving depicting George Cruikshank's idea of what inhabitant of the Moon might look like
5310787 An engraving depicting George Cruikshank's idea of what inhabitant of the Moon might look like. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) a British caricaturist and book illustrator

The character Oliver Twist
5308167 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: after having escaped from Fagin and his thieving boys)

Engraving depicting a dinner party
5308943 Engraving depicting a dinner party; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a dinner party. Illustrated by Fred Barnard (1846-1896) a Victorian English illustrator, caricaturist and genre painter

Illustration depicting a convicted prisoner defiantly expressing his opinion of authority as he is taken away
5308938 Illustration depicting a convicted prisoner defiantly expressing his opinion of authority as he is taken away from court to prison in a police van

Sketch by Thomas Rowlandson an English artist and caricaturist
3522913 Sketch by Thomas Rowlandson an English artist and caricaturist; (add.info.: Sketch by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) an English artist and caricaturist

Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench
5308874 Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench)

Portrait of John Collier (1708-1786) or Tim Bobbin, Lancashire caricaturist and poet 1708-1786
FLO4718292 Portrait of John Collier (1708-1786) or Tim Bobbin, Lancashire caricaturist and poet 1708-1786. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin from Human Passions

A Gaming 'Hell': men wearing Beaver Hats, 1850
3478311 A Gaming 'Hell': men wearing Beaver Hats, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'A Gaming 'Hell': men wearing 'Beaver Hats')

A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850
3478075 A policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a policeman and passers-by trying to help a lost child by Fred Barnard)

Maids from adjoining terraced houses making the most of ''sweeping the steps'' as an opportunity for a
3478238 Maids from adjoining terraced houses making the most of ''sweeping the steps'' as an opportunity for a good gossip

The loveliness of Temperance and the horrors of drunkenness, 1850
3478061 The loveliness of Temperance and the horrors of drunkenness, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration by Kenny Meadows (1790-1874) a British caricaturist and illustrator

An academic writing his Magnus opus, 1850
3330983 An academic writing his Magnus opus, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting an academic writing his Magnus opus by Albert Robida (1848-1926) a French illustrator, etcher, lithographer

Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant
2911023 Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant; (add.info.: 1811 Hand-coloured etching titled 'Nursing the Spawn of a Tyrant' by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) English artist and caricaturist

Clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness during the holiday period, 1850
3478583 Clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness during the holiday period, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness)

Illustration for the series, Les Metamorphoses du jour, by Jean Ignace Gerard (1803-1847), French caricaturist
5669571 Illustration for the series, Les Metamorphoses du jour, by Jean Ignace Gerard (1803-1847), French caricaturist. 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Letters for Post. Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era
5669475 Letters for Post. Cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, 1819 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The character Oliver Twist
5308170 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver pleading with the Magistrate not to allow the Parish to apprentice him to a chimney sweep)

A Christmas Pudding being taken up
5311814 A Christmas Pudding being taken up; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Christmas Pudding being taken up. Engraving after the drawing by Kenny Meadows (1790-1874)

An engraving depicting a holiday at the Public Office -clerks passing their time in idleness
5311037 An engraving depicting a holiday at the Public Office -clerks passing their time in idleness. Illustrated George Cruikshank (1792-1878) a British caricaturist and book illustrator

A biological engineer, 1850
3330988 A biological engineer, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a biological engineer by Albert Robida (1848-1926) a French illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist

The creation of a test-tube baby, 1850
3331002 The creation of a test-tube baby, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the creation of a test-tube baby. Illustrated by Albert Robida (1848-1926) a French illustrator, etcher, lithographer

The creation of a test-tube baby, 1850
3330991 The creation of a test-tube baby, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the creation of a test-tube baby. Illustrated by Albert Robida (1848-1926) a French illustrator, etcher, lithographer

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"Capturing Personalities and Satire: The Art of the Caricaturist" Caricature has long been a powerful medium for artists to depict individuals with exaggerated features, offering a humorous and often satirical commentary on society. From Kate Carew's self-portrait, showcasing her own unique style, to Mel's portrayal of golfers at Harewood Downs using their beloved clubs as extensions of their personalities, caricaturists have always found inspiration in the quirks and idiosyncrasies of people. In 1911, an unknown artist captured Mr C G Assheton-Smith and his horse Cloister in a whimsical yet insightful manner. Meanwhile, John Kay's depiction of "The Five ALLs" cleverly conveyed political messages through visual storytelling during the General Election. Liberal posters designed by various artists further exemplified how caricature could be used as a tool for social commentary. Peter Ronald Buchanan's piece titled "The Tout" showcased his ability to blend humor with astute observation. Similarly, Cruikshank's ale house cartoon shed light on societal issues while entertaining viewers. These works demonstrated that caricatures were not only meant for amusement but also served as mirrors reflecting the world around us. Even renowned artists like James Gillray embraced caricature as they portrayed themselves or others in comical ways. Their skillful use of exaggeration added depth to their artwork while providing insight into human nature. Sem’s work entitled "The Caricaturist’s Parade Of Models" highlighted the versatility and creativity required by these artists who constantly sought new subjects to capture in their distinct styles. Finally, D'Albert Guillaume's portrait showed how even famous personalities became subjects for caricaturists' sharp wit. Through their artistry, these talented individuals brought laughter and reflection into our lives by masterfully distorting reality with strokes of satire.