Parody Collection (page 2)

Cartoon, End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation, by James Gillray. Showing a scene outside Heaven, with St Peter at the gate of Popish Supremacy and a crowd of Catholic priests and clergy

Cartoon, Confederated Coalition, or, The Giants storming Heaven, with the Gods alarmed for their everlasting abodes, by James Gillray. Depicting government ministers Hawkesbury, Addington and St

Cartoon, The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Scene: Gulliver manoeuvring with his little Boat in the Cistern. By James Gillray. A satire on King George III and Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: 1804

Plate inscribed with parodic verses, WW1
Plate inscribed Here with a loaf of bread, beneath the bow. A muttered curse, but ne er a whine, and thou - beside me, singing in the wilderness. The wilderness is paradise, enow

Duds quoth the Raven

Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War

Sheet music cover, Love Like a Star Dear Shall Shine on our Way. A comic duet sung nightly by Miss Lottie Venne (1852-1928) and M Marius, in Alfred Lees burlesque, The Lying Dutchman

Caricature of Hungarian artist Mihaly Munkacsy by Phil May
A rather harsh parody / caricature of the Hungarian artist Mihaly Munkacsy (1844-1900) and his famous religious painting of 1896 Ecce Homo! (" Behold the Man!" ) by Phil May. Date: 1898

Baby with German Measles - WWI connection
Screaming baby with German Measles - both a reference to this childhood ailment and a reaction to the state of European relations during World War One! Date: circa 1915

Paul Deroulede / Leandre
PAUL DEROULEDE French patriot and politician caricatured as Don Quixote Date: 1846 - 1914

A parody of the apparition seen by Emperor Wudi when he burn

Parody of the seven sages of the bamboo grove. Print shows seven women portraying the seven sages of the bamboo grove; some with musical instruments (koto and shamisen), one with a scroll

Floating world beauties in a parody of three classic plays. Print shows a woman playing a small stringed instrument (like a biwa) with a large bow. Date between 1820 and 1823

Parody of the Chinese sage Tieqiao. Print shows a woman holding her hands over a mans eyes and blowing a puff of air upon which a small male figure ascends; another woman is waving to the man

A parody of the play Mount Kurama A parody of the play Mount
A parody of the play Mount Kurama. Print shows a god or warrior appearing on a cloud before several women gathered in a wooded grove on Mount Kurama with view of Mount Fuji in the background

Wherefore art thou radio
Cartoon, Wherefore art thou radio. It is suggested that 2LO should devote a week to amatory music in the spring. A lovestruck couple listening to the wireless radio

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Ww1 Cartoon / Don Quixote
Sir Edward Grey as Don Quixote and Vittorio Emanuele as Sancho Panza (the former persuaded the latter to join the Allies)

Wagner / Humor Blatter
RICHARD WAGNER German composer, in a parody of the bombardment of Alexandria: the bombardment of Bayreuth is about to begin, with a performance of Parsifal

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