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1. Fanatical reformists, or The Smithfield Ass-embly of new legislators Fanatical reformists, or The Smithfield Ass-embly of new legislators Charles Williams A reformist, Henry Hunt, sits on a rearing donkey and speaks to a crowd of animals in Smithfield Market. The braying donkey has the head of William Cobbett; its neck has profiles of other reformists, possibly...
2. Law versus humanity, or a parody on British liberty Law versus humanity, or a parody on British liberty Charles Williams Relates inhumanity of Hone's arrest and treatment during his first trial on December 18, 1817 when Lord Ellenborough refused to grant him a recess
3. All my eye All my eye Robert Cruikshank A portrait of Queen Caroline rests on a printing press. The title refers to William Hone's pamphlet, The political showman -- at home!, dated April, 1821. In the pamphlet, "My Eye" symbolizes the printing...
4. The property tax for ever !!! or a city MP feeling the pulse of his constituents The property tax for ever !!! or a city MP feeling the pulse of his constituents George Cruikshank Johnny Atkins' harangue concerning the property tax and his right to vote against his constituents' wishes.
5. A Free Born Englishman! The Admiration of the World!!!and the Envy of the Surrounding Nations!!!!! A Free Born Englishman! The Admiration of the World!!!and the Envy of the Surrounding Nations!!!!! George Cruikshank John Bull, a personification of England, depicted in chains and gagged. He stands on the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights. A denunciation of the Six Acts against free speech and press
6. William the Conqueror, or The game cock of Guildhall William the Conqueror, or The game cock of Guildhall George Cruikshank "A caricature of Hone's trial." William Hone as a rooster who conquers Sir Samuel Shepherd and Mr. Justice Abbott at Guildhall court.
7. The afterpeice [i.e. afterpiece] to the tragedy of Waterloo - or - Madame Françoise & her managers !!! The afterpeice [i.e. afterpiece] to the tragedy of Waterloo - or - Madame Françoise & her managers !!! George Cruikshank "A Caricature of the Allies dividing up France." The title is a play on the words "after peace." The Allies chain and torture the figure of France, feed her "Les Bourbons", and claim, "We come to restore...
8. Coriolanus addressing the Plebians Coriolanus addressing the Plebians George Cruikshank "George IV in Roman costume facing the Radicals. Containing portraits of G.C. [Cruikshank], Hone, and many other prominent agitators." Includes portraits of William Cobbett, Henry Hunt, Thomas Wooler,...
9. The "Damnable Association;" or, the infernal inquisition of Black Friars : an interior view of the den The "Damnable Association;" or, the infernal inquisition of Black Friars : an interior view of the den in Bridge Street, with the gang at work George Cruikshank A tripart satire on The Times editor John Stoddart (Slop) and the Constitutional Association (Bridge Street Gang): Stoddart tortures Truth and Liberty; Association members destroy a printing press; the...
10. Fast colours : Patience on a monument smiling at Grief, or the royal laundress washing Boney's court Fast colours : Patience on a monument smiling at Grief, or the royal laundress washing Boney's court dresses George Cruikshank A caricature of Louis XVIII as an old washerwoman trying to remove the tricolor from Napoleon's court clothing. "Boney" (Napoleon) watches from exile on St. Helena
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