Caricatures Collection (page 9)

Caricature of fashion 1794 Shepherds, I have lost my waist
A satire on fashions of 1794. The high-waisted look that had come into fashion aroused much ridicule, and was described as the banishment of the body from the female form

Characters in High Life, c. 1796. Although one of the women is much shorter than the other, she makes up for it in the height of the feathers she wears in her turban

Jean Colin in the Five o Clock Girl
Jean Colin (1905 - 1989), British stage and screen actress, drawn by Chesney as the Five o Clock Girl, the role that was her big break in 1929. Date: 1929

WW1 - German soldiers on a train on their way to the front
German soldiers on a train on their way to the front in Germany. On the train are inscribed messages showing enthusiasm of the departing soldiers. Date: circa 1915

Acting conversation at the bar - former colleagues reminisce. She - " Dear me: I haven t seen you since we played in Romeo and Juliet You ARE looking well!" He - " Think so

Nouveau Riche Gentleman in excessive fur-trimmed coat
A Nouveau-Riche Gentleman who has grown a fine soup-strainer walrus moustache, wearing evening dress and a positively excessive fur-trimmed coat

Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence
A Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893

Sydney Clergyman, Australia
A Sydney Clergyman, Australia. Date: 1892

In the Strand, London - A Gentleman, after a good lunch at Simpsons. Date: circa 1890s

A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892

A Turkish Nobleman - caricature by Phil May, sketched from life. Date: circa 1890s

A portly Landowner enjoying a puff. Date: 1895

A distinguished Country Gentleman in a very dashing coat and holding a riding crop. Date: 1895

A London Coachman Date: 1904

Rather drunk Australian Art Critic Date: 1890

French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner
A well-known French Anarchist - caricature by Phil May. This is likely to be either Alphonse Gallaud de la Perouse (18641930) (better known as Zo d Axa, an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist)

A Fleet Street Journalist or possibly a lawyer... Date: 1904

Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London. Date: 1892

A well-known City of London Policeman Date: 1890

Waiter at the Eccentric Club & a Steward at a West End Club
A waiter at the Eccentric Club and a Steward at a West End Club. Date: 1892

DENON, Dominique Vivant, baron (1747-1825); VOLTAIRE

Illustration Market. From the series Caricature
" Illustration Market. From the series " Caricature des caricatures". Litography. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."

Hector Berlioz / Wagner
HECTOR BERLIOZ The French composer and his German rival compete to see who can put the other to sleep... Date: 1803 - 1869

Bismarck & Press Exploit
OTTO BISMARCK exploiting the power of the Reptile Press. Date: 1815 - 1898

Bismarck Vs Chancellers
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK - compared with other chancellors Caprivi and Hohenloe Date: 1815 - 1898

The Old Curiosity Shop, Quilp and the ladies
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Princess Diana caricature
Diana, Princess of Wales (1960 - 1997), pictured in caricature looking glamorous with her flicked hair, strapless evening gown and a scrap book, no doubt full of cuttings about her. Date: 1986

Buck Balfour. Cartoon of Arthur Balfour (later British Prime Minister) when he was Chief Secretary for Ireland on the cover of Funny Folks

Charles Laughton by Sherriffs
Caricature of Charles Laughton (1899 - 1962), English character actor of stage and screen. Picture bestriding the Atlantic to indicate his success in both the UK and USA

Gladstone - the return of the vanquished
The return of the vanquished! Cartoon of William Gladstone on the front cover of Funny Folks, after the defeat of his Irish Home Rule bill. Date: 1886

Binnie Hale in Nippy by Tom Tit
Caricature of the popular stage actress, Binnie Hale playing the title role in Nippy (nippy was a particular kind of waitress associated with the famous J)

Fellows of the Zoological Society by George Cruikshank. Cruikshank pairs the fellows up with their look-a-like animal. Date: 1851

Dr O Grady Arrives - Cast caricatures
Dr O Grady Arrives Nerman of the Play by Canon Hannay, the inclusion of lifelike interpretations of the acting cast by Nerman, (from left to right) Miss Helen Ferrers as lady Rothconnell

The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921), consort of Queen Elizabeth II, pictured in caricature by Hoffning for the Tatler. Date: 1951

Still Smiling by George Ranstead
Humorous postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. This particular postcard, with the cheeky caption

Anarchy by H. M. Bateman
Anarchy, as imagined by a peaceful British humorist (H. M. Bateman) showing two mischievous rather than menacing anarchists with a large comedy style bomb which appears to dwarf them. Date: 1909

Male caricatures by George Ranstead
Two effeminate, aesthetes dressed in rather dandyish clothes, as depicted by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps

WWI officer on a hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead
A stereotypical view of a British officer in uniform, with breeches, puttees and monocle. Drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead. circa 1916

Wilhelm Ii / Fantasio 1908
WILHELM II German Emperor admires himself in his bathroom mirror: " Papa Lohengrin" Date: 1908

Bismarck Speaks Peace
Bismarck presents himself as a man of peace, holding out an olive branch... but he still wears his spiked helmet, and carries a sword... Date: 1888

Bismarck as Tourist / 1885
OTTO BISMARCK Portrayed as The " Irrepressible" Tourist : " H m!-HA!- Where shall I go next?" Date: 1815 - 1898

Edward Vii / Rackham
EDWARD VII in Kensington Gardens watched by fairies... Date: 1841 - 1910

Highland soldier by World War One
Impression of a World War One soldier from one of the Scottish Highland regiments, marching along wearing a kilt and smoking a cigarette

Caricature of King Constantine I of the Hellenes by George R
Not entirely flattering caricature of King Constantine I of Greece, otherwise known as Tino by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War period who served in the Army Pay Corps

We Take Off Our Beret by Mel
A series of caricatures by the cartoonist Mel showing various well-known tennis stars playing at Wimbledon in 1931. These include Lili D Alvarez who sported a pair of culottes on court

Marlene Dietrich by Tony Wysard
Subtitled Gilding the Lily, a caricature of film actress Marlene Dietrich gazing at her reflection in the mirror while at a dressing table littered with numerous bottles and pots of cosmetics

Theatre, famous names of 1925 by Nerman
A series of caricatures of some of the most famous names of the London stage in 1925, including Austin Melford, Cicely James, Gilbert Childs, Anita Elson, Davy Burnaby, Betty Chester

A cartoonist draws the Kaiser by George Ranstead
Original pen and ink drawing on a postcard showing an artist - a self-portrait by George Ranstead - having a little chuckle to himself as he admires a caricature of the German Emperor, Wilhelm II

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