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Two Figures (preparatory study for The Gates of Hell ) (lead-pencil
XIR897674 Two Figures (preparatory study for The Gates of Hell ) (lead-pencil and ink wash on paper) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 18x13 cm; Musee Rodin, Paris

Origami bubbles of thinking
Bubbles of thinking, folded in paper, origami style, cartoons

Elderly woman comments to the vicar on the new graveyard
Cheerful Old Party (to the Vicar): " Th new Graveyards fillin up nicely, Sir!" Date: circa 1890s

Kirchers Tower of Babel, 17th century
Kirchers Tower of Babel. 17th-century commentary on the Tower of Babel, by German Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher (circa 1601-1680). This tower in Babylon was built to reach heaven

PETRONIUS Arbiter, Gaius (1st century). Latin
" PETRONIUS Arbiter, Gaius (1st century). Latin satirical writer. Page of " Satyricon". Latin edition printed in Amsterdam in 1634 with comments and notes. SPAIN. Barcelona

Satirical images of an Air Balloon
Set of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

Peabody Statue
GEORGE PEABODY Statue of the American philanthropist whose benefactions created homes for the homeless outcasts of London. Date: 1870

Muscles of the hand

Muscles of the foot, historical artwork. The figure at top left shows the first layer of muscles (red) in the sole of the foot. The skin and fascia (connective tissue) have been removed

Muscles of the back, historical artwork. The skin, fascia (connective tissue), and first three layers of muscles have been removed to expose the fourth muscle layer (red) of the back

Our Costly Arms
A recruiting sergeant is shocked to discover that a volunteer for the Army turns out to have a wife and eleven children and comments that he will cost as much as the Colonel in army pay

Commune Cartoon
Punch comments on the Commune

Revolution Cartoon
Punch comments on the creation of Frances Third Republic

Satire on Religious Art
A satire on the literal nature of religious art, with St Anthony preaching to the fishes lampooned

The Marriage Auction
THE MARRIAGE AUCTION Aristocratic families sell off their eligible daughters to the highest bidder

Oscar Wilde Moonshine
OSCAR WILDE - some satirical comments

China / 100Bc / Wu-Ti & Book
Emperor Wu-Ti comments to an assembly on books about Buddhism

Grandville / Marriage Mart
the Marriage Market

Monkeys and Sightseers
A forlorn group of monkeys gaze out of their cage, as a large gathering of women stare fixedly at them - one of Dores most striking comments on London society

FUENTES D ONORO 1811
Battle of Fuentes d Onoro : Wellington manages to defeat Massena but comments If Boney had been there we would have been damnably licked

Looking at Modern Art
Although the caption is in Norwegian, most of us can make a guess at what the gallery visitor is saying

Model Comes to Life 1919
The modern artist whose Venus came to life

School Report / Front
A school report card for Ecole de Pont-Levoy for the academic year 1847 -8. Comments are passed on this pupils character

Sectarian Symptoms
Satirical comments on four religious sects - Jumpers, Quakers, Shakers and Millenarians

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