Satire Collection (#9)

American election cartoon with Uncle Sam voting
Cartoon by Clifford K Berryman entitled Anxious Moments, showing Uncle Sam voting in an American presidential election, about to drop his voting paper into the ballot box

Anti-German cartoon, Germans at Verdun, WW1
An anti-German cartoon by a Belgian cartoonist showing the German Kaiser Wilhelm II and his son, Crown Prince Wilhelm, having difficulties on the battlefield at Verdun, north eastern France

Satirical cartoon on poverty, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz, showing three people living in a slum

Howitzer shell, Iron Ration, WW1
A 15 inch Howitzer shell on the ground, during the First World War, with the ironic words Iron Ration painted on it. Date: 1914-1918

The Deformito-Mania
Satirical cartoon on what Punch calls the " taste for the Monstrous" by the general public, encouraged particularly by the exhibits at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly

Morocco - A man from a Tabor (Moorish battalion)
A Satire of a Moorish Moroccan soldier from a tabor. A tabor is a Moroccan military term used to describe a formation of three of four goums

Asquith & Lloyd George in the boxing ring by Bairnsfather
Humorous satirical illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing the politicians, Asquith and Lloyd George, both of whom served as Prime Minister during World War I, in a boxing ring facing each other

th Huxley / Sambourne 1881
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY A satire on the English scientists role as Inspector of Fisheries

Mahatma Gandhi cartoon
A cartoon on the subject of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, showing him making international calls on a telephone, with bags of money at his side

Catholic Emancipation
A British battering Ram preparing the way for a Popish Bull - A satire on the pressure for Catholic emancipation, which led to an Act of Parliament in 1829

A Peep at the Premier: The Duke of Wellington examines a caricature of himself as a policeman and of his friend Eldon as a radical

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies

Class / Capital and Labour
CAPITAL AND LABOUR Satire on the class system

Henry VIII and the Pope at the Reformation
The Pope suppressed by King Henry VIII -- a contemporary satire on Englands break with Rome, showing Henry sitting on his throne with the Pope under his feet

Charles Darwin as a tree-climbing anthropoid
Charles Darwin depicted as a tree-climbing anthropoid

Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
Kaiser-I-Hind Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India -- she doesn t look very excited about it

Humphreys Print Shop, London
Mrs Humphreys print shop in St James Street, London, where Gillrays latest prints were displayed

By Order of the Owner - Lot 1. Kitty, Chestnut Mare (property of a lady - very fast) - a lightly satirical (to whom does the description apply!!) postcard by Lance Thackeray (1867-1916). Date: 1902

Big Hat - A Martyr to fashion
A young girl who is clearly a Martyr to Fashion. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: circa 1910

Satire on Socialism - After you with that says an enthusiastic crowd, hoping to gain mutual benefit from the affectionate attentions a pretty girl is providing toward one of their comrades

Some British Workmen - A Brass Finisher - play on words as this punter has lost ( finished with ) all his brass

Youthful Parisian Music Hall Revue Company pose in costume for their satirical number lampooning Emile Pataud, the deeply unpopuar (at the time) Secretary to the French Union of Electricians

Cartoon, An Ironmaster at the Savoy
Cartoon, An " Ironmaster" at the Savoy -- the librettist Ws Gilbert in a suit of armour, with the much smaller figure of Richard D Oyly Carte looking up at him

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of June? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of 1910? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Old Bill and Co
As Old Bill looks ready to fend off a German invasion, an officious old woman asks, " Shouldn t a great, grown, hulking man like you be doing something towards the defence of his country

Keeping Cool in Napoleons Day
" Petit poussin ࠬ a Thermidor." A gaudy and satirical depiction of how French women of the Napoleonic Era dressed in the in the summer months

Victorian scrap - MP of the future
Victorian scrap - Political Types - MP of the Future. late 19th century

Victorian scrap - Salvation Army pipe smoker. late 19th century

Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle in India
Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle -- in India

Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times
Cartoon, John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Never mind how full our music halls may be, there is always room to squeeze a little one in! 1884

Cartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist MP
Cartoon, Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891), atheist politician, Liberal MP for Northampton. The lawyers (described here as The Three Wise Men of Madagascar) puzzle over how to deal with him. 1884

Cartoon, John Hollingshead and two street musicians
Cartoon Comic Opera at the Gaiety

Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web
Cartoon, Mr Pettitt takes the Spiders Web to a better Pitch

Music cover, I ve Been Photographed Like This! Sung by Lydia Thompson as Pauline in the burlesque of the Lady of Lyons. Words by William Younge, music by Charles Dubois

Cartoon, A Seasonal Warning, MPs Beware - a commentary on the Votes for Women campaign. 1909

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon in her latest role -- Mad? Not much

Misfitz - Gullivers Travels. early 20th century

Anti-Kaiser satire, trench art, Belgium, WW1
Anti-Kaiser wartime satire, trench art -- the Kaiser looks through a window in a wooden fence. (1 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Victorian Scrap - Political Types - MP of the Future. late 19th century

Cartoon, Dagurreotype photographer and client. mid-19th century

My Dear ! ! by H M Bateman
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman, showing three women gossiping over tea and cakes while a small dog looks

The National Punch and Judy show
Punch and Judy show by Francis Carruthers Gould, showing William Gladstone as Punch. Date: 1882

The International Roundabout 1882
Cartoon, satire of the British Family and members of the Empire. Date: 1882

Soho, London - 22 Greek Street W1 - sign for Private Eye magazine, Gnome House. 1973

Cartoon, Explosion on a battlefield, WW1
Cartoon, Explosion on a battlefield. A French soldier guarding a trench sees a dramatic explosion on the battlefield

Cartoon, Rigadin film, WW1
Cartoon, Rigadin film

Cartoon, Filming on a battlefield, WW1
Cartoon, Filming on a battlefield. German soldiers run away, thinking that the French cameraman is operating a machine gun. Date: 1917

Caricature of The private and public life of animals, by J. J
J.J. Grandville (pseudonym of Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-1847). French caricaturist. The private and public life of animals. Satire of French society of 1840 through the eyes of animals

Cartoon, satire on the British government and its current issues. Politicians depicted include Gladstone and Salisbury, respective Liberal and Conservative leaders. 1890

Cartoon, Prince of Wales playing with his toys
Cartoon, the Prince of Wales playing with his toys. Queen Victoria wasn t very good at sharing responsibility with anyone, especially her eldest son

Cartoon, The Little Guignol, Game of Cubes. A satire on the modern art style of Cubism, showing an artist on stage, a woman dressed in squares and cubes, and a pantomime horse for good measure

Depiction of a woman in Juvenalian Rome
Depiction of a woman according to the writing of the famous satirist, Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis). Juvenal did not have a high opinion of women and particularly felt Roman women had no morals

Ignacio Ramirez (1818-1879). Mexican poet, writer and lawyer
Ignacio Ramirez (1818-1879), the Necromancer (El Nigromante). Mexican poet, writer and lawyer. 19th century engraving. Colored

Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616). Engraving by G
Don Quixote. Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19th century. Colored

Mark Twain (1835-1910). American writer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885. Engraving by M. Klinkicht. Colored

Extravagances of 1834. By Cesar Bacle (1794-1838). Lithograp
Costumes and Customs. Extravagances of 1834. By Cesar Hipolito Bacle (1794-1838). Isaac Fernandez Blanco Latin American Art Museum. Buenos Aires. Argentina

Sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Mar
Front side of sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriane. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Scene of his Sue?o
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693-1770). Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca

Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. Gargantua
Rabelais, Franc?ois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. The life of the Gargantua and of Pantagruel. The pilgrims are eaten in salads. Illustration by Gustave Dore?, 1873. Colored

The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Scene with Don Quixote. Pisan engraving of a drawing by Gustave Dore (1833-1883). Colored

Epigrams by Martial
Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514

Eagle. Epigrams by Martial
Eagle. Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514

Cartoon, Growing vegetables, WW1
Cartoon, Growing vegetables. Two fashionable young women inspect a vegetable garden, and discuss the use of nitrate as a fertilizer -- the same stuff they use to make beauty spots! Date: 1917

Cartoon, The Throne, WW1
Cartoon, The Throne. Showing the leaders of the four Central Powers gathered round the Austrian throne

Cartoon, Two Emperors, WW1
Cartoon, Two Emperors. Showing Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, left), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916, with the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (right)

Cartoon, The meat card, WW1
Cartoon, The meat card. When a cook is unable to obtain seven cutlets for her employers seven dinner guests, they are all instructed to bring their own cutlet. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Playing cards, WW1
Cartoon, Playing cards. Two old men at a table in a cafe play a game of cards (piquet) with their food rationing cards, which are normally used for buying meat, bread, coal and sugar. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Rationing for the cinema? WW1
Cartoon, Rationing for the cinema? With so much rationing of food going on, a man wonders whether ration cards should also be issued for the cinema, as a crowd of people are turned away. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Political Skittles -- ex-Prime Minister Gladstone bowls over his Tory rivals. 1879

Cartoon, Court Favour -- Queen Victoria prefers the Tory leader Disraeli and takes no notice of the Liberal leader Gladstone. 1879

Cartoon, Disraeli, Northcote and the Deficit
Cartoon, Benjamin Disraeli, Tory Prime Minister, and Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, worrying over the Deficit

Cartoon, Disraeli and the Prince of Wales, with a puppet of Gladstone. This is how Beaky tried to amuse our future king at Hughenden. 1880

Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary
Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Home Secretary in Gladstones newly elected Liberal government

Caricature of Ashmead Bartlett, Conservative MP
Caricature of Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (1849-1902), American-born British Conservative politician, MP from 1880 until 1902. Described here as the secret of Englands greatness. 1883

Cartoon, Scene at Henglers Circus, London
Cartoon, Daring Equestrian Act, performed at Henglers Cirque -- a satire on the Licensing Act. The man jumping through the hoop is Frederick Charles Hengler (1820-1887), horseman and circus owner

Cartoon, The Queen and the Bar (Gaiety). Queen Victoria rides past the Gaiety Theatre, London, in an open carriage. 1882

Caricature of Tennyson and the Marquess of Queensberry
Caricature of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate, and John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844-1900)

Caricature, William Booth, founder of Salvation Army
Caricature, General William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the Salvation Army. Let us know what you are going to do with all this money! 1882

Caricature of Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist
Caricature of Charles Reade (1814-1884), novelist and dramatist. Multum-in-Parvo Champion. An author of few words, but many grievances. 1882

Caricature of the Duke of Connaught in Egypt
Caricature of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria. Seen here on military service in the British army during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Caricature of Henry Irving, English actor-manager
Caricature of Henry Irving (1838-1905), English actor-manager, relaxing at the seaside during the summer holidays. 1882

Caricature of James Fawn and Arthur Roberts
Caricature of James Fawn (1850-1923) and Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), music hall performers

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative leader, thumbing his nose at a hostile audience. 1880

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