Ducôte Stephen Collection

A Fair Game, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Fair Game, 1835. Politicians throwing sticks at targets surmounted by crowns. Satirical cartoon on British politics by H.B. (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1835]

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

A Cabinet Council, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
A Cabinet Council, 1834. Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, says How is the Kings Government to be carried on? - that is the question!

New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad... 1834. Creator: John Doyle
New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign, 1834. John Bull says Time ; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a circus tightrope-walker. The play on words in the title connects his name with entertainments at

Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator
Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holding a bone labelled Power ; Governor-General of Canada John

Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Sketched at the late meeting of the Durham Press-ton Hounds. A huntsman shouts Tallyho! Tallyho

Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. George Eden, Earl of Auckland; John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; John Hobhouse

A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes s, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes s, 1835. Lord Ebrington - British politician Hugh Fortescue

The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Lord Brougham portrayed as Icarus of Greek myth, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax

Drawings Prints, Print, Cabinet Council, HB Sketches, No. 355, Subject, Artist, Lithographer
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Cabinet Council, HB Sketches, No. 355, Subject, Artist, Lithographer, Publisher, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, John Doyle, Ducote and Stephen, Thomas McLean

Drawings Prints, Print, Pick--Back, HB Sketches, No. 368, Artist, Subject, Lithographer
Drawings and Prints, Print, Pick-A-Back, HB Sketches, No. 368, Artist, Subject, Lithographer, Publisher, Subject, John Doyle, George Byng, Ducote and Stephen, Thomas McLean, Joseph Hume, Irish

Drawings Prints, Print, Extradordinary, Animal. Neither, Opossum, nor, Kangaroo
Drawings and Prints, Print, An Extradordinary Animal. Neither an Opossum nor a Kangaroo but having something of both, HB Sketches, No

Drawings Prints, Print, Cast, Off, Machiners, Selling, Auction, HB Sketches, No. 372
Drawings and Prints, Print, Cast Off Machiners Selling By Auction, HB Sketches, No. 372, Subject, Subject, Subject, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer

Drawings Prints, Print, Fall Icarus, HB Sketches, No. 354, Publisher, Lithographer
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Fall of Icarus, HB Sketches, No. 354, Publisher, Lithographer, Artist, Subject, Thomas McLean, Ducote and Stephen, John Doyle, William IV

Drawings Prints, Print, Tweedledum Tweedledee, Schoolmaster [i]s abroad!, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, The Schoolmaster [i]s abroad!, HB Sketches, No. 373, Subject, Lithographer, Publisher, Artist, Louis Philippe, King of France, Henry Peter

Drawings Prints, Print, Goose, Capitol, Alias, Capital, Goose!, HB Sketches, No. 371
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Goose of the Capitol Alias a Capital Goose!, HB Sketches, No. 371, Artist, Subject, Lithographer, Subject, Publisher, John Doyle, Joseph Hume, Ducote and Stephen

Drawings Prints, Print, Mistake No Mistake, Scene Shanklin, Isle Wight, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, Mistake and No Mistake, A Scene at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, HB Sketches, No. 343, Lithographer, Subject, Artist, Publisher, Ducote and Stephen, Henry Peter

Drawings Prints, Print, Unhappy, Ghosts, Crossing, Styx, Base-relief, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx: In Base-relief, HB Sketches, No. 359, Artist, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Subject, Publisher, John Doyle, William Lamb

Drawings Prints, Print, Little, Red-Riding, Hoods, Meeting, Wolf, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, Little Red-Riding Hoods Meeting With the Wolf, HB Sketches, No. 385, Subject, Lithographer, Artist, Publisher, Daniel O Connell, Lord John Russell, Ducote and Stephen

Drawings Prints, Print, New State Omnibus, Man, wot, Cad, Man, drove, Sovereign, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, New State Omnibus, The Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign, HB Sketches, No

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"Ducôte Stephen: A Journey through Satirical Artworks of the 19th Century" Step into the world of Ducôte Stephen, a man whose life and times were captured in a series of remarkable satirical artworks by John Doyle. In "So Much out of the Fire or The Man Wots Lost His Throne" (1834), we witness Stephen's fall from grace, as he loses his position of power. But it doesn't end there. "A Fair Game" (1835) portrays Stephen amidst a political battle, where everyone is vying for their own gain. In "Swing Caught at Last" (1835), justice finally catches up with him, revealing his true nature. "The Centaur or the Rape of the Act, Restored from the Antique" (1834) showcases Stephen's manipulation and abuse of authority. Meanwhile, in "A Cabinet Council" (1834), we see him surrounded by sycophants who enable his corrupt practices. In "New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad. . " (1834), Doyle exposes Stephen's deceitful tactics to maintain control. And in "Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer" (1834), we witness his downfall as public opinion turns against him. Through these artworks, Doyle presents us with thought-provoking pieces like "Trios Dogs, " a graphic tale with an elusive moral hidden within its narrative. Similarly, in "Vaux Hunting, " we are invited to reflect on society's obsession with scandal and gossip. "The Fall of Icarus" (1834) serves as a cautionary tale about hubris and overreaching ambition – perhaps another parallel to Ducôte Stephen's story? Finally, in "Receiving the Fatal News. " (1834) and"A Family Group, " (1835) we glimpse into moments that reveal both vulnerability and resilience within this complex character.