Satirical Collection (page 16)

Cartoon, Parisian woman out shopping, WW1
Cartoon showing an elegant Parisian woman in a very tall hat, out shopping for fabrics. She asks for a large amount of material for a new hat, in spite of wartime austerity. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Cartoon, Still Life, WW1
Cartoon, Still Life, showing a foaming tankard of beer, with some saloon-bar strategists in the background. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Modern artist and visitor
Cartoon, modern artist showing his abstract painting to a visitor. She says she likes it; he replies: I can tell you re a connoisseur ! Date: 1919

Cartoon, German Kultur, WW1
Cartoon, German Kultur or the cultivated truth during the First World War, showing a blindfolded allegorical female figure with flames rising around her. Date: 1915

Cartoon, The peaceful ex-scarecrow, WW1
Cartoon, the peaceful ex-scarecrow, a satirical comment on the mistake of believing in a peaceful relationship between France and Germany during the First World War. Date: 1915

Satire on ethics of Louis Pasteurs experiments
A moral dilemma. Satire on the ethics of Louis Pasteurs experiments on animals. Date: 1889

George I of Greece King of Greece (1863 - 1913), a satirical view depicting him in national costume Date: 1912

Caricature, Rupert of Bavaria, WW1
Caricature of Prince Rupert, Crown Prince of Bavaria, looking rather glum during the First World War. Date: 1918

Cartoon, The Double Monarch, WW1
Cartoon, The Double Monarch. Franz Josef, Austrian emperor (1830-1916), asks: When will it be over, then, this war? Date: 1915

John Williams (Pasquin)
JOHN WILLIAMS satirical writer who published under the nom-de-plume of ANTHONY PASQUIN Date: 1761 - 1818

Waldeck-Rousseau / Rire 98
PIERRE-MARIE-RENE WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French politician: a satirical view Date: 1846 - 1904

Cartoon, German relations with the Middle East, WW1
Cartoon, German relations with the Middle East, showing a German soldier struggling with two ladies of the harem. Date: 1918

Maurice Maeterlinck, (1862 - 1949), dramatist and essayist: a satirical view Date: 1909

Robert Lowe 1874
ROBERT LOWE Viscount Sherbrooke English politician: a satirical view Date: 1811 - 1892

Cartoon, Old man at the cinema, WW1
Cartoon, Old man at the cinema, watching a heroic war film. He turns round to the soldiers seated behind him, saying that they too have the chance to take part in such glorious scenes. 1917

Richard Assheton Cross, politician
RICHARD ASSHETON CROSS 1st VISCOUNT CROSS Satirical depiction of the Conservative MP in the Disraeli Administration Date: 1823 - 1914

John Barclay
JOHN BARCLAY (1582 - 1621) Scottish satirical poet Date: circa 1600

Aberdeen Snowballed
George Hamilton Gordon, fourth earl of ABERDEEN Statesman - but not, it seems, a very popular one; as prime minister during the Crimea War he was much criticised Date: 1784 - 1860

Cartoon, How Many Lumps? WW1
Cartoon, How many lumps? The French comic actress Cecile Sorel serves her guests, including a bearded man who has been fighting in the war. On the left sits the French philosopher Voltaire. Date: 1917

Burgess Preaches
Satirical illustration of the eccentric Presbyterian preacher Daniel Burgess (1645 - 1713) Date: circa 1690

Cartoon, The Martians, WW1
Cartoon, The Martians. During the First World War, the residents of Mars complain to their neighbouring planet about the noise, and ask them to be more considerate. Date: 1918

Cartoon, The Interview, WW1
Cartoon, The Interview. A professor on another planet gives a journalist his views on life on Earth. On the subject of the First World War, the journalist asks: Who will be the winner, people or fire

Metchnikoff / Fantasio 12
ELIE METCHNIKOFF (ILYA ILICH MECHNIKOV) Russian zoologist and bacteriologist: a satirical view! Date: 1845 - 1916

Victoria / Leandre / 1898
QUEEN VICTORIA A satirical view of her visit to France in 1898, with her son Edward: President Faure greets her at Nice Date: 1819 - 1901

Boer / Cartoon / Uk General
CARTOONS A British general on reconnaissance during the Boer War discovers a mountain. Satire on British incompetence. Date: 1900

Cartoon, Walking past an accident. Its a housemaid who was hit by a taxi. Oh, as if the servant problem wasn t bad enough already ! Date: 1919

Satire on The Yellow Book
Punchs satirical view of the fin-de-siecle publishing phenomenon, The Yellow Book, whose art editor was Aubrey Beardsley caricatured here

Cartoon, The opinion of Saturn, WW1
Cartoon, The opinion of Saturn. The Saturnians contemplate Earth from their rings, and find the sight of war discouraging. Date: 1918

Rc Priest Bad Wolf 1851
The Catholic priest depicted as the Big Bad Wolf who will gobble up Little Red Riding Hood (Ireland) Date: 1851

Cartoon, British troops at the Front, WW1
Cartoon, British troops at the Front. Rumour has it that British troops on the Western Front are living in idle luxury, leaving it to the French to do any nasty fighting that has to be done

John Locke, English barrister, author and politician
John Locke (1805 -1880), English barrister, author, and Liberal politician, MP for Southwark. Date: 1871

Roman archbishopric of Westminster satire
The Roman archbishopric of Westminster is seen as the thin end of the wedge by protestant England Date: 1850

Posada, The Temptation of Saint Anthony -- a satirical cartoon. Date: circa 1900s

Ballad of the Farmer and the Hawk, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

Cartoon, The Inventors Dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Inventors Dream. An inventor dreams of fantastic new weaponry for delivery next spring. Date: 1917

Maskelyne Spiritual Play
A SPIRIT CASE A satirical play by Maskelyne and Cooke. In this scene, Dr Blade relates to Slade. Date: 1882

Posada, The Little Duck with Teresa, Mexico
The Little Duck with Teresa, Mexico. circa 1900

Seasickness - Satirical Greetings Postcard. Date: circa 1901

Cartoon, His final costume, WW1
Cartoon, His final costume, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in civilian clothing rather than military uniform -- a black suit and top hat

Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha, WW1
Cartoon, Enfer-Pacha (a pun on Enver Pasha -- Enfer meaning Hell). Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922), leader of the Ottoman Empire and member of the Central Powers during the First World War. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Chancellor Bethmann and his work, WW1
Cartoon, Chancellor Bethmann and his work, showing the German Chancellor, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, replacing the German eagle with a duck (canard, an idiom for a hoax or rumour). Date: 1916

Cartoon, A false rumour, WW1
Cartoon, A false rumour from the Western Front. Four market women talk about cannibalism among the troops. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The tall story, WW1
Cartoon, The tall story. Showing a rumour circulating, from two men at the top of the Eiffel Tower down to two women at the foot of a staircase

Cartoon, Uneasiness, WW1
Cartoon, Uneasiness, showing a naturalised German couple living in France. The man reads his newspaper, looking for reassurance, while his wife asks what is wrong. Date: 1915

Cartoon, The best evidence, WW1
Cartoon, The best evidence, showing a French couple challenging a German man (living in France but near the German border)

Cartoon, At Deauville, WW1
Cartoon, At Deauville, showing four fashionable French women gossiping about war rumours. Date: 1915

Cartoon, The Ultimate Precaution, WW1
Cartoon, The Ultimate Precaution, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria in front of a crowd of troops during the First World War

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