1778. Two-sided etching, line-engraving and aquatint on paper. Image measures 18 x 14 1/2". This etching depicts William Pitt (1708-78), first Earl of Chatham and known as "the Great Commoner," who was a long-time opponent of Britain's policy towards its American colonies. Barry published these two prints in 1778 in posthumous support of the Earl, writing at the bottom, "This print is most respectfully addressed to the Patriotic members of both houses of Parliament and to all who preserve a...... More

Optic View. Etching with original hand coloring. Page measures 14 1/4" x 20". A stand off takes place on February 3, 1781 when fifteen large British ships and numerous other smaller ships carrying soldiers and supplies filled the harbor at St. Eustache prepared to invade and take control from the Dutch. George Brydges Rodney the British commander of the fleet had over 1,000 cannons compared to the 12 held by Dutch Governor De Graaff. Ultimately, De Graaff surrendered the island..... More

London: G. C. & J. Robinson, 1798. Engraving, and etching. Image measures 13 3/8 x 15 7/8". Sheet measures 16 1/4 x 21". Often referred to as the French and Indian War (1756-1763), the otherwise known Seven Years War reignited British concerns of a French invasion, as well as a culturally-ingrained anti-French feeling among the populace. With his usual skill for satirical detail, Hogarth allows us to gain the British perspective of a war so often only considered an American..... 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: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822. Engraving. Image measures 16.5 x 21.5". Sheet measures 18 x 23.5". This print by William Hogarth represents a myriad of many Hogarthian characters which often straddle the line between humor and tragedy. In this scene, English troops are shown marching northward into Scotland to quell uprisings by the Jacobites, who were loyal supporters of the recently dethroned Stuart monarch James II. Here, despite their dangerous mission, the soldiers have become distracted by the bustling..... More

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee London, 1915. Poster. Original lithograph. 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Mounted on linen, chips all around to margins with some small losses. Union Jack flag inside is draped inside a blue frame and green border, text in white and black above and below - It's our flag Fight for it Work for it - WWI UK. More

Engraving. Page measures 10 1/4" x 13". This colorful engraving depicts the surprise attack by the French against the British at St. Eustache in 1781 during the American Revolution. St. Eustache, the Dutch owned island in the Caribbean was a major port and trading post during the Revolution and at this time was ultimately captured by the French thus ending British control. The hand coloring distinguishes the French and British uniforms showing the French overpowering the battle scene. Colonial architecture..... More

New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1899. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Two folds with some wear, otherwise in good condition. Persuasive map of John Bull and Uncle Sam holding the earth aloft, with an angel of peace flying around the globe. The two figures symbolize power and reach and confidence following the Spanish American war. 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

Stipple engraving. Image measures 17" x 13.5". This beautiful stipple engraving of a girl playing a hurdy-gurdy beside a fireplace is modeled on William Hogarth's 1749 painting "The Savoyard Girl." This later print was made in 1798 and published in 1799. For many years, remained the only source of knowledge about Hogarth's painting, which remained in a private collection. The girl depicted is a savoyard, or a wandering street musician common in 18th-century London whose favorite instrument was the hurdy-gurdy..... More

London: Alexander Hogg. Copper line engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 6.75" x 10.75". This hand-colored engraving, published circa 1784, provides a view toward Westminster Bridge in London, taken from the tree-lined riverside walk near the Buckingham (York) Water Gate. A number of small boats float on the river. In the foreground, a couple walks on the promenade, their dog in tow. A decorative border surrounds the image and title. The print was published in Walpoole's "New and Complete British Traveller."..... More