Lithograph. Artist's proof. Signed in lower right and inscribed "For Ellie." Image measures 11 x 8.5". Sheet measures 16.25 x 13". This image of a Balinese women is one of the iconic mages of Miguel Covarrubias's series of paintings, prints, and drawings about the island of Bali. Cocarrubias made two trips to the Indonesian locale, one in 1931 and one in 1933, both funded by either artist prizes or fellowships. After spending months immersed in the culture, he and his..... More

1803. Engraving on laid paper with hand coloring. Measures 12 1/4" x 10 1/8" This caricature of Brook Watson, Lord Mayor of London in 1796, shows a profile view of him walking with a cane and a wooden leg. While swimming in Cuba at the age of 14, Watson survived a shark attack that resulted in injuries to his right calf, and his left leg being amputated below the knee. Despite this traumatic event in his youth, Watson went on..... More

1798. Etching with hand coloring. Sheet measures 10 7/8 x 17 inches. 9 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches. Lord Edward Fitzgerald was an Irish aristocrat who abandoned his prospects as a distinguished veteran of British service in the American War of Independence, and as an Irish Parliamentarian, to embrace the cause of an independent Irish republic. Minor foxing and toning, residue from hinges on verso. In good condition for this scarce caricature. British museum 1868,0808.6749. More

Edinburgh: John Miller, 1818. Etching. Image measures 12.5 x 9.75". Sheet measures 16.5 x 12". After nearly nursing the life out of the personification of England John Bull' sow in an earlier caricature entitled "More Pigs than Teats," the politicians in Grenville's Government are again portrayed as piglets in this print by James Gillray. William Wyndham, Lord Grenville, came into as the new prime minister after the early death of the then Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, in 1806..... More

London: Thomas McLean, 1830. Engraving and etching. Hand color. Image measures 9.25 x 13.25". This scarce satirical print by William Heath dates to February 9, 1830. The title of the print simply reads 'A Vision'. The print presents the past and present two phases in the career of Arthur Wellesly, the 1st Duke of Wellington. On the left half of the print is Wellington in his military uniform standing on a cloud above the tomb of Napoleon, who he defeated..... More

Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75 inches. Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5 inches. This print which was originally published in 1736 illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Hogarth presents The Sleeping Congregation as an Anglican church filled with parishioners who are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. This is in contrast to the fanatical enthusiasm of the Methodist..... More

Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75". Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5". This print which, originally published in 1736, illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Here, the parishoners of an Anglican church are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. Even the minister is barely awake enough to read the lines of Scripture which appropriately read, "Come unto me all..... More

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Lithograph. Image measures 6.5" x 4". Sheet measures 15" x 11.75". Unsigned. This original print of artwork from the 1966 book "Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories", written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on..... More

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Offset lithograph. Image measures 10" x 16". Sheet measures 14 5/8" x 19 1/4". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1970 "In The Night Kitchen" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows three bakers gleefully..... More

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Lithograph. Image measures 4 5/8" x 4 1/2". Sheet measures 14" x 11". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1967 "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows the book's protagonist, a Sealyham..... More

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Offset lithograph. Image measures 9.25 x 20". Sheet measures 14.75 x 23.75". Unsigned. The original print of artwork from Maurice Sendak's 1963 "Where the Wild Things Are" was part of a boxed set released by Harper and Row in 1971. Entitled "Pictures by Maurice Sendak," the set includes original prints of images from the author's books, here printed on single sheets rather than on two-page spreads. This particular image shows the characters napping in..... More

1990. Offset Lithograph. 58 x 42 inches. Large, proof before letters, promotional poster for "Some Americans Abroad" a comedy by Richard Nelson. Shakespeare holds the excited crowds a bey with a British flag. Poster is in good condition, but has been stored rolled and unlined. Edward Sorel was born in the Bronx in 1929. He is a beloved cartoonist and graphic designer. More

London: Vanity Fair, 1900. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 15 x 21.25." This supplement to Vanity Fair titled "A General Group", dates to November 29, 1900 and features the caricatures of British military officers - Lord Roberts, Sir Redvers Buller, Lord Kitchener, General Archibald Hunter, General French, General Pole-Carew, Sir George White, Lord Dundonald, General Baden-Powell, Colonel Plumer, Sir Frederick Carrington, and General Hector MacDonald. On the day that this caricature was published Field Marshal Lord Roberts formally relinquished command of..... More