Genre and Humor

The term "genre" on our site covers a broad range of art, from sentimental to cynical, from melodramatic to mocking, including a large selection from the heyday of genre prints in 19th century Britain and France. Related items on our site also include Currier & Ives prints and 20th century illustration art. See also our online article About Genre & Humor.

Humor I

British
The Breakfast

Henry Bunbury
The Breakfast
London: 1815
$450

Thomas Rowlandson, Series of Miseries

Thomas Rowlandson
Miseries
London: 1808
Set of 6, $600

Georgian Clothing Store Caricature

W. Heath 
Magazin de Modes
London: 2nd Qtr. 19th C.
$400

Charruci Caricatures

Charruci
Caricatures
London:
Early 19th C.
$450

The Country Club

C. Dibdin, Esq.
The Country Club
London: 1805
$450

Amorous, Clamorous, Uproarious and Glorious

Theodore Lane
Amorous, Clamorous, Uproarious and Glorious
London: 1825
Color printed aquatint
$500

Mother Louse Engraving

David Loggan
Mother Louse
London: Late 17th C.
$250

Anglo-Parisian Salutations--Or, Practice--Par Excellence!

George Cruikshank
Anglo-Parisian
London: 1835
$250

The Welch Traveller

The Welch Traveller
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1801
$250

A Morning Visit to A Young Templar

A Young Templar
Laurie and Whittle
London: 1803
$250

Fellow Feeling

Fellow Feeling
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1801
$250

Laurie &Whittle, Misers Print

Misers
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1803
$250

Bad Egg

M. Egerton
Infernal Bad Egg
London: c. 1825
$250

Humor II

American, French and Italian
Set of Humorous Firefighting Lithographs

Set of Humorous Firefighting Lithographs
Philadelphia: 1858
$3,600, set of 4

print

Amos Doolittle
Bonaparte in Trouble
Connecticut: c. 1814
$5,200

humorous advertisement

Whole Dam Family
"Keystone" Cigar
St. Paul: c. 1900
$1,200

La Toilette d'un Clerc Procureur

Carle Vernet
La Toilette
Paris: Early 19th C.
$450

Good Night Sleep - 9 Heures du Soir

Honoré Daumier
Hours of Sleep
Mid 19th C.
$375

Les Amateurs de Cafe

Louis-Léopold Boilly
Les Amateurs de Café
Paris: 1827
Hand-colored lithograph
$250

Il Seminarista in Vacanza

Italian School
Seminarians
19th C.
$450, set of 3

Pastoral & Daily Life

Poetic Illustration - Pilgrim and Herdsman

Thomas Stothard
Pilgrim and Herdsman
London: 1790
$300

The Coquette at Her Toilet

George Morland
The Coquette at Her Toilet
London: 1787
Aquatint, uncolored
$475

Sylvia, by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sylvia
London: 1791
$250

Reynolds Portrait of Three Children

Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Three Children
London:
Late 18th C.
$250

Holbein Country Attorney

Hans Holbein
Country Attorney
London: 1764
$1,200

Ansdell Sheep Herding Scenes

Richard Ansdell
Picking Out the Lambs
Sheep Washing

London: c. 1864
$550 each

print

Richard Westall
Village Scenes
Paris: Early 19th C.
$4,800, set of 6

La Petite Therese

Caresme
La Petite Thérese [Little Theresa]
Paris: Late 18th
$375

print

François Boucher
This Sheep
Paris: Late 18th C.
$375

French Children Playing

Nicolas-Edward Gabé
Petite Soeur
Petit Frère
$950, the pair

Wheatley Genre Print - The Return from Market

Francis Wheatley
Return from Market
London: 1789
$950

A Shepherd

Thomas Gainsborough
Shepherd Boys
Mezzotints
Late 18th C.
$300 each

Le Grain de Pluie [The Heavy Rain Shower]

Grain de Pluie
[Rain Shower]
Paris: Early 19th
$575

Lavinia and Her Mother

Emma Creure
Lavinia
London: 1781
$250

Youthful Amusement

Charles Taylor
Youthful Amusement
 London: 1795
$250

Woodland Maid

Thomas Lawrence
The Woodland Maid
London: 1794
$900

Dueling Prints

Dueling
Collection of 42 Antique Prints
Mostly 18th and 19th C.
$500, the collection

Currier and Ives print

See also our
Currier & Ives section

The Peruvian Galley

Hamerton (after)
The Peruvian Galley
London: 1823
$350

Animals

La Ranocchia ed il Bove

Barlow/ Lasinio R. Frof.
La Ranocchia, ed il Bove [Frog and Ox]
Florence, Italy: 1805
Engraving on paper
$400

Plumb Mice

H.G. Plumb
Mice – 2 Works
Watercolors
$600 each

From Instructive Fables from the Animal Kingdom...

Johann Ridinger
Various Animal Prints

Laurie and Whittle, The Old Dog's Legacy

Old Dog's Legacy
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1800
$250

Witness My Act and Deed

Frank Paton
Witness My Act
London: 1883
$600

Engraving of Dancing Dogs

George Morland
Dancing Dogs
London: 1796
$975

The Trial of 'Bill Burn,' Under Martin's Act

P. Mathews
Trial of "Bill Burn"
London: Mid 19th C.
$1,750

after Henry Alken, Sporting Notions

Henry Alken
Sporting Notions
London: 1832
Set of 8, $3,600

Krmse Dogs

Persis Kirmse
[Dogs on River Banks]
New York: 1917
$650

dog print

Simmonds (after)
No Monkeying
[Poker Playing Dogs]

American: 1887
$800

A Tiff in the Nursery

G. Davies
Tiff in the Nursery
Mid 19th C.
$425

H. Heath, Illustrations of Shakespear [sic]

H. Heath
Illustrations of Shakespeare
London: 19th C.
$550

Monkeys Jousting

E.F. McCabe
The Modern Tournament
Monkeys Jousting
$1,200, the pair

Stories & Songs

The Prodigal Son Receives His Patrimony, Luke XV

Carington Bowles
The Prodigal Son

London: 1775
$1,100, the pair

Hogarth Illustration of Proverb from Bible

William Hogarth
The Idle Prentice
Late 18th C.
$350

Don Quichotte

Charles-Antoine Coypel
Don Quichote
Paris: Mid 18th C.
$550

Sprig of Shillelah and Shamrock so Green

Sprig of Shillelah
Shamrock so Green

London: 1807
$250

A Bond-Street Lounger; or, A Man with Two Suits to His Back

George Carey
Bond-Street Lounger
London: 1800
$250

The Anacreontic Petition and Song

Anacreontic Gentleman's Club
Song sheet
British: 1791
$750

Nobody's Song (Plate 461)

Nobody's Song
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1807
$250

Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab (Plate No. 438)

Lobster & Crab
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1806
$250

Oatland's Ramble, Plate 453

Oatland's Ramble
Laurie & Whittle
London: 1806
$250

Archive & Research

For research and reference, see our online article About Genre & Humor and our Archive of Sold Genre & Humor Prints.

About Genre and Humor

Search Our Site:

Search and Site Maps Globes and Planetaria Prints and Books Maps and Celestials Decorative Arts Decorating and Gift Ideas The Art of Collecting New York Gallery How to Order Features and News George Glazer Gallery - Home