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  • Two devils in a laboratory produce statutes with the help of a genie; showing the repressive nature of the government of France under Louis-Philippe, especially concerning the freedom of the press. Lithograph by E. Le Poittevin, 1831.
  • Four men whose distorted shadows are cast on the wall:a an apothecary casting the shadow of a clyster, a censor casting the shadow of a devil, a hereditary peer casting the shadow of a pig, and a Jesuit casting the shadow of a turkey. Coloured lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.
  • Corruption in the British government under Walpole, and its opponents represented by Caleb D'Anvers: seven scenes. Engraving, 1731.
  • Louis Désiré Véron and Bernard-Adolphe Granier de Cassagnac dissect Adolphe Thiers; symbolising the ousting of Thiers from the editorship of the Constitutionnel, the paper bought by Véron. Wood engraving by Dumont after A. Bertall, 1851.
  • A black man is shaking hands with Napoleon III, thanking him ironically for supporting the freedom of slaves. Wood engraving, 1861.
  • A multi-coloured graphic figure behind a palm tree
  • A multi-coloured graphic figure behind the green outline of a palm tree; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Mariscal, 1994.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by J. Frey after C. Maratta.
  • Martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by J. Frey after C. Maratta.
  • John Coakley Lettsom, physician, with his family, in the garden of Grove Hill, Camberwell.