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Collection: Striking Impressions

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Coloured print. A female model poses among classical style statues. A small old man grins at her lecherously as he creates a small sculpture of the model as a goddess.

Coloured print. A huge crowd of people carrying flags jostle for attention in an old city street. They people appear to be mostly working class; most are wearing simple work clothes. There are multiple people with disabilities using crutches. Eccentric characters include a Scotsman with a kilt, a devil, someone with a black mask, a man wearing two hats, a large woman with keys and scissors and a child with an oversized top hat. The flags all have words relating to various popular causes and fads or the names of charitable organisations. Piled up in a rubbish heap are works of literature and philosophy by writers such as Shakespeare and Kant.

Coloured print. A huge crowd of people carrying flags jostle for attention in an old city street. They people appear to be mostly working class; most are wearing simple work clothes. There are multiple people with disabilities using crutches. Eccentric characters include a Scotsman with a kilt, a devil, someone with a black mask, a man wearing two hats, a large woman with keys and scissors and a child with an oversized top hat. The flags all have words relating to various popular causes and fads or the names of charitable organisations. Piled up in a rubbish heap are works of literature and philosophy by writers such as Shakespeare and Kant.

Coloured print. A pistol duel between a giant goose with a man's head and a man carrying a giant pair of shears. They shoot each other in the leg. The goose says What must I be out! and a tailor get in to Parliament! You're a liar! I never said that I would sit as chairman on your shop board! His opponent says A liar! Sir I'm a Taylor and a gentleman! And I must have satisfaction! Papers litter the ground saying Sir Francis Gooses letter to the electors at the Crown and Anchor, Mr Paul's advertisements, Dangers of indulging political envy, Cobbetts character or Paul the Taylor May 2nd 1807, Westminster election Paul. The print is captioned Patriots deciding a point of honour! or an exact representation of the celebrated rencontre which took place at Combe Wood on May 2nd 1807 between little Paul the Taylor and Sir Francis Goose.

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Computer generated grey faces. The faces judged to be trustworthy have wide eyes, high eyebrows and round features. The faces judged to be untrustworthy are more angular, with smaller eyes and lower brows.

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Engraving of a large man with broad shoulders, a square head and huge hands, wearing a coat with enormous cuffs. He is scowling wickedly and appears to be counting on his fingers. He sits with quill and ink next to a blank book titled Memoirs. The picture is captioned Simon Lord Lovat drawn from life and etched in aquafortis by William Hogarth. Price 1 shilling. Published according to Act of Parliament August 25th 1746.

Engraving of a man in profile, wearing laurels. He has a large eye and a beak-like nose. In the background is a classical column.

Engraving of a tall, slender man with a wig, crossed eyes and an overbite who sits grinning in a chair, holding a stick which has a cap labelled LIBERTY on top of it. He wears a coat with large cuffs and sits with quill and ink next to news sheets titled North Briton number 17 and 45.

Engraving of two large men, one with a fox head who sits on Pandoras Box, sharing a bowl of soup. One says My dear Reynard you are welcome to a spoonful - Be cautious! a little of my broth goes a great way. Tis damned high seasoned. Look at my cook he and my friend... hum! with the consent of the... hum, did both... hum the Nation. The fox headed man says Blow hot! Blow cold! He he he! With the self same breath my Lord. Give me a sup of your soup. I have often cooled your porridge my lord! Hay? He he he! Meanwhile, a devil stokes the fire beneath a pot of soup and says God save great George our king, god bless our noble king, god damn the broth it will never boil.

Engraving. Three men look at a distraught fourth man as a demon carrying a map of America farts and flies away. The first man, who is plump and has a bucket shaped hat, says De donder take you monsieur, I think I have paid the piper. The second is handsome and has a rapier and a feather in his broad brimmed hat. He taps on the third mans shoulder and says See Gibraltar! See Don Langara! by S Anthony you have made me the Laughing Stock of Europe. The third man is absurdly thin with an exaggerated long pointy face. He offers the fourth snuff and says Ah ah me lord Angla, volez vous une pince de snuff, for de diable will not give you back de Amerique. The fourth man, large and tired, looks up at the devil and stands beside a broken anchor. He holds his hands up in despair and says Tis lost! Irrecoverably lost! From between the demons buttocks come the words Poor John Bull! Ha ha ha!

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