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Public domain art: satire

Artworks depicting satire, catalogued by the museums that hold them. Each one is free to download, with its colour palette extracted from the image and its maximum print size measured at 300 DPI.

Works in Public domain art: satire

The Experts

The Experts

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
Caricature of Engravers "à la Grecque"

Caricature of Engravers "à la Grecque"

Jean Charles Delafosse
Design for an English Political Satire

Design for an English Political Satire

Hubert François Gravelot
"A Tight Fit"

"A Tight Fit"

Charles Samuel Keene
Diablerie: A Satire on the Medical Profession

Diablerie: A Satire on the Medical Profession

Andries Both
The Saw-Setter

The Saw-Setter

Thomas Rowlandson
The Cameleopard, or a new hobby

The Cameleopard, or a new hobby

William Heath ('Paul Pry')
Caricature of a Drunken Debauch

Caricature of a Drunken Debauch

Anonymous, British, 19th century
Mr. Alexander Campbell, Organist, Conducting Three Braying Asses

Mr. Alexander Campbell, Organist, Conducting Three Braying Asses

John Kay
Lilthorpe's Gallant Attack on Street, Nuisances

Lilthorpe's Gallant Attack on Street, Nuisances

John Leech
Study for "A charm for democracy, reviewed, analyzed, and destroyed January 1, 1799" (recto and verso)

Study for "A charm for democracy, reviewed, analyzed, and destroyed January 1, 1799" (recto and verso)

Thomas Rowlandson
An Irish Howl

An Irish Howl

Thomas Rowlandson
The Q A loaded with the spoils of India and Britain, March 6, 1788

The Q A loaded with the spoils of India and Britain, March 6, 1788

Thomas Rowlandson
Hum-Bug (P. T. Barnum), from the Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Hum-Bug (P. T. Barnum), from the Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Henry Louis Stephens
The American Rattlesnake Presenting Monsieur his Ally [sic] a Dish of Frogs

The American Rattlesnake Presenting Monsieur his Ally [sic] a Dish of Frogs

J. Barrow
A Game of Cribbage or Boney's Last Shuffle

A Game of Cribbage or Boney's Last Shuffle

George Cruikshank
The Tea-Tax-Tempest (The Oracle)

The Tea-Tax-Tempest (The Oracle)

John Dixon
The Sot (The English Dance of Death, plate 12)

The Sot (The English Dance of Death, plate 12)

Thomas Rowlandson
Son Fish and Sucker, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Son Fish and Sucker, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Henry Louis Stephens
Little Dear, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Little Dear, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race

Henry Louis Stephens
Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

Thomas Rowlandson
To imagine that there are people who even travel in winter for fun and enjoyment!, from 'Winter sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864

To imagine that there are people who even travel in winter for fun and enjoyment!, from 'Winter sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864

Honoré Daumier
The deputies on leave. Dreaming that they will not be re-elected, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 9, 1868

The deputies on leave. Dreaming that they will not be re-elected, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 9, 1868

Honoré Daumier
This is just a way to strain your back, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 28, 1868

This is just a way to strain your back, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 28, 1868

Arnaud de Vresse
A Counselor's Opinion After He Had Retired From Practice

A Counselor's Opinion After He Had Retired From Practice

Thomas Rowlandson
Mister Vulture

Mister Vulture

J. J. Grandville
The Board of Censors Moves Out

The Board of Censors Moves Out

Eugène Delacroix
Polemical Duel between Lady Quotidienne and Sir Journal de Paris

Polemical Duel between Lady Quotidienne and Sir Journal de Paris

Eugène Delacroix
The Public Promenade

The Public Promenade

Louis Philibert Debucourt
Filial Affection, or a Trip to Gretna Green

Filial Affection, or a Trip to Gretna Green

Thomas Rowlandson
The Hen-Pecked Husband

The Hen-Pecked Husband

Bartholomeus de Momper
An Antiquarian

An Antiquarian

Frederick George Byron
Ci-devant Occupations; or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797. - A Fact!

Ci-devant Occupations; or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797. - A Fact!

James Gillray
Shakespeare – Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

Shakespeare – Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

James Gillray
Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

Honoré Daumier
Satire on the Papacy

Satire on the Papacy

Melchior Lorck
Broadside with 16 caricature figures representing celebrities of the world

Broadside with 16 caricature figures representing celebrities of the world

Juan Llorens
The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes

The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes

Association Mensuelle
The Summer Shower, or Mademoiselle Par, a Pluye

The Summer Shower, or Mademoiselle Par, a Pluye

George Townley Stubbs
Vaux-hall

Vaux-hall

Thomas Rowlandson
Exhibition at Bullock's Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage Taken at Waterloo

Exhibition at Bullock's Museum of Bonaparte's Carriage Taken at Waterloo

Thomas Rowlandson
Nadar Élevant la Photographie à la Hauteur de l'Art

Nadar Élevant la Photographie à la Hauteur de l'Art

Honoré Daumier
–They're talking about new elections. –Before I vote for a candidate, I want him to be examined by a doctor to make sure he is not declared invalid again, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 27, 1869

–They're talking about new elections. –Before I vote for a candidate, I want him to be examined by a doctor to make sure he is not declared invalid again, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 27, 1869

Walter Frères
Théâtre Italien

Théâtre Italien

Eugène Delacroix
Time Smoking a Picture

Time Smoking a Picture

William Hogarth
The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

James Gillray
An Election Entertainment, Plate I: Four Prints of an Election

An Election Entertainment, Plate I: Four Prints of an Election

William Hogarth
Qualis vir Talis Oratio

Qualis vir Talis Oratio

Romeyn de Hooghe
Plate 21 from "Los Caprichos": How they pluck her! (¡Qual la descañonan!)

Plate 21 from "Los Caprichos": How they pluck her! (¡Qual la descañonan!)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
Plate 40 from "Los Caprichos": Of what ill will he die? (De que mal morira?)

Plate 40 from "Los Caprichos": Of what ill will he die? (De que mal morira?)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
Plate 19 from "Los Caprichos": All will fall (Todos Caerán)

Plate 19 from "Los Caprichos": All will fall (Todos Caerán)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
Plate 20 from "Los Caprichos": There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced) (Ya van desplumados)

Plate 20 from "Los Caprichos": There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced) (Ya van desplumados)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam

Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam

Robert Seymour
Looking at the Comet till You Get a Crick in the Neck

Looking at the Comet till You Get a Crick in the Neck

Thomas Rowlandson
Adèlaïde...Il me semble que je vois...la comète! (Adelaide...I think I see the comet!), from Croquis Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, February 18, 1857

Adèlaïde...Il me semble que je vois...la comète! (Adelaide...I think I see the comet!), from Croquis Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, February 18, 1857

Aaron Martinet
Laceing [sic] a Dandy

Laceing [sic] a Dandy

Anonymous, British, 19th century
All Fours

All Fours

Henry William Bunbury
The Supreme Bon Ton, No. 3

The Supreme Bon Ton, No. 3

S. W. Fores
Seventh Ward Beggars

Seventh Ward Beggars

Henry R. Robinson
A Sketch from Nature

A Sketch from Nature

Thomas Rowlandson