Satirical pamphlet posters & prints

The Robbing Hood Debating Society Anonymous

Broad Bottoms, 1745 English School

A Hint to the Ladies to take Care of their Heads, printed by Sayer + Bennet, 1776 Samuel Hieronymous (after) Grimm

A Decade of Grievances, Alexander Leighton's pamphlet assaulting the institution of episcopacy, 1641 English School

Misfortune makes us acquainted with strange bedfellows, 1847 John Doyle

The Martyr Church English School

The Outline of Sanity Satirical Cartoon of G.K. Chesterton Anonymous

The Journalist Samuel Collings

Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784 Unknown

The Captain of the Mobs Declaration or, Their new Answer to Dr. Sacheverell, by Captain Tom, 1710 English School

Satire on hygiene Crispijn van de Passe I

His Holiness and His Prime Minister, 1729 English School

An Irish wake... Anonymous

For the Benefit of Mrs Jordan, 1787 John Boyne

The Present State of A Certain Great Kingdom, 1738 English School

The Genius of France, 4th April 1815 George Cruikshank

Title print for the pamphlet, Ghy Patriotten thans kijck uut, kijck uut, Siet wat een vreemden Dans om de Hollandtsche... Anonymous

An Election Entertainment, 1755 William Hogarth

Coffee's the Thing! Go it ye Tigers!, November 1823 Richard Dighton

Gallant, but we fear Satirical Officer George du Maurier

Title page from Thomas Payne's Common Sense pamphlet Anonymous

The Complaint of M, Tenter-hooke the Projector, and Sir Thomas Dodger the Patentee English School

Satire Anonymous

Westminster Hall, the first day of term, a satirical poem C Mosely

Down with the damned parasites! Cover of the Lapot Satirical Journal, 1924 Anonymous

Title Page for 'The Parliament of Women', 1656 English School

Satirical Fantasies, caricature of Adolphe Thiers Andre Belloguet

Satirical cartoon lampooning Louis XIV, 1693-1705 French School

Satirical poster on the League of Nations, 1920. Vladimir Mayakovsky

Ridiculous Taste, or The Ladies Absurdity, c.1776 Matthew or Matthias Darly

Satirical print in form of a 'Wanted Poster' for Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1745 Richard the Elder Cooper

Patriotic-Petitions on the Convention James Gillray

Caricature of Soren Aabye Kierkegaard Wilhelm Marstrand

Satirical cartoon depicting the key protagonists in a dance at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 French School

The spirit of the book - or anticipation of the year 1813 Anonymous

Religions Enemies, 1641 English School