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The Headmaster by Wilfrid Coleby and Edward KnoblauchPromotional postcard for The Headmaster by Wilfrid T. Coleby and Edward Knoblauch. First produced at the Playhouse theatre, 22nd January 1913
Thistle flower fairy, Carduus nutans.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris
German cartoon on British recruitment techniquesA cartoon from the German satirical magazine, Lustige Blatter reproduced in The Tatler suggesting that the famous recruitment posters did not persuade men to join up and that instead
Labour CandidatesLabour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s
David Low, cartoonistDavid Low (1891 - 1963), New Zealand born British political cartoonist. Drew cartoons for the Star and then Beaverbrooks Evening Standard
th Huxley / Sambourne 1888THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY A satire on the English scientists discovery of a gelatinous substance on the seabed: he is discussing his findings with a mermaid
Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los CapricFrancisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Donde va mama? (Where are you going mum?). Number 65. Aquatint. 1799. Plate 43. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera
Cartoon, Charles I and the chamberlain, WW1Cartoon, Charles I and the chamberlain. Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, 1887-1922), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916, seen here on his throne
Cartoon, 19th century coach at an innCartoon showing a 19th century coach arriving at an inn for a Christmas meal. The plump woman getting out of the coach wonders whether there will be any plum pudding left for her
Prohibition -The vision 1920In these days even " Spirits" have their " Ghost". Satire in a British periodical, depicting Uncle Sam thinking about when alcohol was freely available
Satirical ballooning imageA rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783
Queen Victoria at the railway ticket officeQueen Victoria depicted at the railway ticket office with her luggage, about to travel to London to open Parliament. Date: 1886
Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vultureVulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth
Liberty or DeathLiberty, Equality, Fraternity - or Death - the French citizen, though blindfolded, must make his choice !
Army Intelligence SatireCartoon on the comparitive intelligence of British Privates and Officers. the Sergeant-Major stating hes " ad orficers whats d more h intellec than what you got!"
A Kings ClothesHow to make a king look like a king - dress him in a kings clothes ! (Thackeray chooses Louis XIV, but any king would do as well...)
Tulipomania Satire 1637Satire on Dutch tulipomania
Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859
MOVE ON POLICE SATIREA cruel satire aimed at the Commissioners of Police, features a skeleton in a policemans uniform moving on a starving, homeless woman and her baby
Future City SatireA satirical view of the city of the future
Charles Darwin studying a wormA satire on Charles Darwin -- after charting the Descent of Man he goes even lower and studies worms
Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over him. Other guests shocked, servants amused. More Miseries
Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of
Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern, while a barmaid and man laugh at them. Production at a Alehouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Cartoon, Disraeli Measuring the British LionCartoon, The State of the Nation, Disraeli Measuring the British Lion. Mr Disraelis motion for a Select Committee to consider the state of the nation, in consequence of the repeal of the Corn Law
British postcard, Coming down! WW1British postcard, Coming down! Depicting a German airship with the face of Kaiser Wilhelm, plunging to earth in flames. 1914-1918
Old Bill and Co. August 1940" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies
The Arms RaceThe more the nations try to outdo their neighbours in the arms race, the more their own people suffer... Date: 1909
Trollopes - SambourneAnthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) English novelist: a satire on his Barsetshire series of novels
Girls on Magazine CoversThe Typical Magazine Through the seasons with the magazine cover - the record of a years endeavour Date: 1924
Cartoon - WWI - HaircutA cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers
Piccadilly, LondonWindow Studies -- the Festive Hour, early evening in Piccadilly. At 7.45 pm anyone who is anyone is on their way to a dinner party, a dance or the theatre
The One Pound Look by Ricardo BrookFront cover of The Bystander special issue focusing on the fall in the value of the pound during the first half of 1920. Here a rather aristocratic looking gentleman is fashioned out of a pound sign
Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 1 of 5Card 1 of 5 - Preliminaries. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community
18th Century TaxationSatire on the taxes with which people were burdened in the latter 18th century
After the Fete / BismarckOTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK French satire " After the Fete"
Alphabet / P for PolicemanA British Policeman catches a mis-behaving street urchin
Britain / Cartoon / ReformA horse with the head of Disraeli takes A Leap in the Dark, in Punchs satire on the Reform Bill
1869 / Gladstone / PeeragesGladstones Magic Change! or How to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Satire on Gladstones appointments to the peerage
Tobacco Ban ThreatBeware, Mr Smoker, your turn is next ! - a prophetic satire from the Prohibition Era in America
Where is Britannia? 1867WHERE IS BRITANNIA? (Satire on the invisible monarchy)
Peacock Styling 1916Satire on the current peacock modes: exaggerated voluminous short skirts in bold stripes & colours with antique accessories like panniers & reticules
Bearded PolicemenThe Police wear Beards and Moustaches : Panic among the Street Boys
Joihn Laws SchemeSatire on John Laws Louisiana fiasco. Scots economist appointed controller-general of finances in France, he launched the disastrous Mississippi bubble
Pope Alex VI RewardedPOPE ALEXANDER VI (Roderigo Borgia) receiving more than pennies from Heaven for himself and his favourites (from a contemporary satire)
Wagner / Gill / L eclipseRICHARD WAGNER A satire implying Wagners music may perforate ones eardrum!
King George Iv / SatireKING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Caricature of him and a friend
Extravagant HairstyleThe wretched consequences of trying to be fashionable : satire on the extravagant hairstyles of the period