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Comic postcard, Cockerel, hen and parrot Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Drunken man with parcel and bunch of flowers in the moonlight Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two women watch a man bathing in the sea Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, two women discuss an octopus Date: 20th century
Cartoon, The Bag-Fox (Gladstone)Cartoon, The Bag-Fox -- a satirical comment on the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone, at the start of the Autumn Session of parliament
Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds (International Free Trade)Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds -- a satirical comment on competitive trade from overseas, adversely affecting the economy at home. Date: 1884
Cartoon, The Bill-Sticker (Gladstone and Irish Land Bill)Cartoon, The Bill-Sticker -- a satirical comment on Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister, choosing to prioritise the Irish Land Bill over other planned legislation. Date: 1881
Cartoon, The Waits; or, Out in the Cold (Liberal Party)Cartoon, The Waits; or, Out in the Cold -- a satirical comment on the opposition Liberal Party, waiting patiently for a General Election so that they can return to power
Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! (Battle of Ulundi)Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! A satirical comment on the Battle of Ulundi (4 July 1879), during the Anglo-Zulu War, won by Lord Chelmsfords forces against those of Cetewayo
Cartoon, On The Dizzy Brink (Disraeli and Britannia)Cartoon, On The Dizzy Brink -- Benjamin Disraeli leads a very reluctant Britannia to the brink of war, by sending British ships to Constantinople, risking conflict with Russian forces. Date: 1878
Cartoon, The Liliput Levy on John Bull Gulliver -- a satirical comment on taxation putting the strain on John Bull (representing the middle-class British man)
Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version (Queen Victoria)Cartoon, The Three Graces -- A New Version. England, Scotland and Ireland, represented by three female figures posing as the classical Three Graces, hold a diminutive figure of Queen Victoria
Cartoon, Up In A Balloon (Disraeli and Britannia)Cartoon, Up In A Balloon -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis Conservative government. He is depicted with Britannia in a balloon representing Conservative Policy
Cartoon, A Holiday (Disraeli)Cartoon, A Holiday -- a satirical comment on disagreements Benjamin Disraeli was having within his own governing party. He is depicted as a haughty female servant, off on a days holiday
Cartoon, So Just! -- Just So! (Disraeli)Cartoon, So Just! -- Just So! A satirical comment on Benjamin Disraeli apparently managing to use common sense to balance Labour and Capital, and put an end to destructive industrial action
Cartoon, A Slow Cab-inet (Disraeli)Cartoon, A Slow Cab-inet -- a satirical comment on the slow progress of parliamentary business since the Conservative Party won the General Election
Cartoon, The Belle of the Season (Disraeli)Cartoon, The Belle of the Season -- a satirical comment on the popularity of the Conservative Party, having won the recent General Election
Cartoon, A Real Conservative Revival (Disraeli)Cartoon, A Real Conservative Revival -- a satirical comment on the small number of parliamentary measures passed by the new Conservative government, compared with the previous Liberal administration
Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Gladstone and Bright)Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- a satirical comment on the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in West Africa. William Gladstone congratulates John Bright on his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy
Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)Cartoon, A Modest Boast -- Britannia reads the report of a recent Social Science Congress, and thinks that her understanding of the subject is better than some people s
Cartoon, The End of the Season (Disraeli)Cartoon, The End of the Season -- Benjamin Disraeli (Miss Dizzy), dressed as a debutante, gets ready for the last event of the season
Cartoon, Humble Pie (Gladstone and San Juan Island)Cartoon, Humble Pie -- a satirical comment on a government failure regarding a boundary dispute between the UK and USA over the island of San Juan in the Pacific North-West
Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll (Shah of Persia)Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll -- a satirical comment on the popularity of the Shah of Persia, at the time making a tour of the European continent
Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)Cartoon, Strike Home! A working man who is on strike is dismayed to find that the local baker is also on strike -- the suggestion is that all they are doing is injuring each other by striking
Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872
Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! The Ballot Bill (legislation for the use of a secret ballot in elections) was proving difficult to get through
Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It. A comment on the current unrest over working conditions in agricultural districts
Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions (Disraeli and Gladstone)Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions -- one of many cartoons focusing on the political rivalry between Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone
Cartoon, Smoking the Calumet (Gladstone and Alabama Claim)Cartoon, Smoking the Calumet -- a satirical comment on the American governments claim for compensation for the sinking of the CSS Alabama during the American Civil War
Cartoon, Off Greenwich (Gladstone and Bright)Cartoon, Off Greenwich -- in a naval analogy, and with the Royal Naval College building in the background, William Gladstone welcomes John Bright back into the government after a time away due to
Cartoon, The Strong Government (Disraeli and Gladstone)Cartoon, The Strong Government -- a satirical comment on Gladstones government introducing the Ballot Bill (legislation for the secret ballot in elections)
Cartoon, The British Pioneers (Gladstone)Cartoon, The British Pioneers -- Gladstone in uniform takes an axe to some tangled tree roots, representing the Army Bill, which proved difficult for his government to carry in parliament
Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip! (Disraeli and Gladstone)Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip! In a horseracing analogy, Gladstone as jockey (riding Purchase) tells his political rival Disraeli (a tout) that he will win on this horse
Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice (Roman Catholicism)Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice -- a satirical comment on the Roman Catholic Church, the Popes claim to infallibility, and the attraction of High-Church Protestant Anglo-Catholics towards Catholicism
Cartoon, Swift on a Large Scale (Gladstone)Cartoon, Swift on a Large Scale -- a comment on Gladstones assigning the surplus from Irish Church endowments (resulting from the disestablishment of the Irish Church) for humanitarian purposes
Cartoon, Our Siamese Twins (English and Irish Churches)Cartoon, Our Siamese Twins -- a satirical comment on Gladstones Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority in 1868
Cartoon, The Disappointed Undertakers (Liberal Party)Cartoon, The Disappointed Undertakers -- a satirical comment on the rivaly between the Liberal Party (represented by Lord John Russell, John Bright and William Gladstone)
Cartoon, Twopenny Politics (Gladstone and Bright)Cartoon, Twopenny Politics -- a satirical comment on electoral reform, as promoted by Liberal politicians John Bright and William Gladstone
Cartoon, Don t Touch the Queen (Irish Church)Cartoon, Don t Touch the Queen -- a satirical comment on Gladstones Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority
Cartoon, Mr Gladstone Sent For -- a satirical comment on the General Election success of the Liberal Party, headed by William Gladstone
Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City (financiers)Cartoon, The Ancient Mariner in the City -- a satirical comment on the difficulties financiers in the City of London were facing at the time, in a parody of Coleridges long narrative poem: Money
Cartoon, A Frozen-Out Party (Gladstone and Liberals)Cartoon, A Frozen-Out Party -- a satirical comment on the Liberal Party (Gladstone, Bright and others), currently out of power, standing around in Downing Street like workmen
Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other
Cartoon, A Friend at Court (John Bright)Cartoon, A Friend at Court -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Bright, a Quaker (hence the friend pun), who had recently obtained a Cabinet position (President of the Board of Trade)
Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey (Disraeli)Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey -- a satirical comment on Disraelis speech to his Buckinghamshire electors, suggesting that the Roman Catholic Church will be the only organisation to gain from
Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal (John Bright)Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Brights expectation that he might obtain a Cabinet position in the next Liberal government
Cartoon, Tuck in Yer Twopenny! (Disraeli and Tax)Cartoon, Tuck in Yer Twopenny! A satirical comment on Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer, raising of income tax by two pennies in the pound
Cartoon, The Whitebait Dinner... at GreenwichCartoon, The Whitebait Dinner; or, Parties at Greenwich -- rival politicians encounter each other at the traditional summertime Whitebait Dinner in Greenwich, SE London