Political and Social Cartoons

A collection of humorous and satirical cartoons illustrating political themes and societal issues. The style is bold, with exaggerated figures and engaging expressions, reflecting 19th-century comment

French popular woodcut used for illustrating murders, c1840 (1964). Artist: Anon

Cartoon - The Wall Flower. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon depicting Lord Brougham's railway nightmare. Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) a British statesman who later became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Illustrated by John Leech (1817-1864) an English caricaturist and illustrator. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - Two Romeos and Juliet. John Collins (1917-2007)

CARICATURA DE LOS PERSONAJES DE LA FARSA COMICA DE "LA SEÑORITA DE TREVELEZ" DE ARNICHES.

Cartoon - The Unfathomable Smile. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Memo Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

CARICATURA SOBRE EL EXILIO TITULADA "EL ULTIMO PIRATA DEL MEDITERRANEO". Author: ANTONIO ARGÜELLO ALVAREZ (1911-). Location: FUNDACION PABLO IGLESIAS. MADRID. SPAIN. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (1892-1975).

French popular woodcut used for illustrating murders, c1840 (1964). Artist: Anon

1882 'Punch' cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne, featuring British railway pioneer, Edward William Watkin (1819 - 1901). Watkin's ambitious plan was to develop a railway network which could run passenger trains directly from Liverpool and Manchester to Paris, crossing from Britain to France via a tunnel under the English Channel

The Raising of Lazarus. Dated: 1742. Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut in black trial proof of key block. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Baptist Jackson after Leandro Bassano.

Cartoon - King Midas. John Collins (1917-2007)

Exactly so! I am a humbug! Illustration from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

A rich man with bags of money at his feet sending people away ca. 1880-1910 José Guadalupe Posada. A rich man with bags of money at his feet sending people away. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1880-1910. Wood engraving. Prints

Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) Private Collection 1902 Lithograph Book design England Mythology, Allegory and Literature Book Art

'The Swallow Soared High Into The Air', c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson.

Cartoon - Storm Window Cleaning Time. John Collins (1917-2007)

Illustration depicting an Anglo-Saxon woman

people professions carpenter cutting a board copper engraving by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux late 18th century,

Cartoon - Eliza. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Their Right Bower Rostap (1866-1949)

Cartoon - Viewed from a Different Angle. John Collins (1917-2007)

A memory of Baden, vintage engraving. A memory of Baden, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656924

Cartoon - Ottawa's Maypole Dance. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Betsy Ross Pearson. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - A Crowning Mercy Rostap (1866-1949)

Toba-ye, a corpse revival, 1886. Artist: Unknown

Mr Punch's New-Year Greetings to the World - by telephone. Dated 19th century

Valentí Castanys Borras (1898-1965), dibujante y periodista catalán. Autocaricatura de 1923.

Leaflet with feed is escaping on the ship; around 1908 (1903-00-00-1912-00-00);Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938), Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938)-collection, gift (provenance), occasional prints, Islamic art, Turkish art, leaflets

Le Crible de la Révolution. The riddle of the revolution 1789 caricature depicting the role of Louis Philippe Joseph dOrléans (13 April 1747 6 November 1793). Commonly known as Philippe, he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror

Cartoon - His Masterpiece. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Japan's Ald. Ramsden Rostap (1866-1949)

Cartoon - Ottawa Rip Van Winkle. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Another World Championship Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Cartoon - "T' Heck with the Chimney-". John Collins (1917-2007)

Sir WALTER RALEIGH depicted in the act of laying his cloak over a puddle so that his friend Queen Elizabeth shall not get her royal footwear muddied Date: 1554 - 1618

The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879). Le Député ventrigoulard achevant ses fonctions legislatives et digestives., 1834. Wood engraving on newsprint paper. Image: 181 mm x 241 mm (7.13 in. x 9.49 in.).

MAURA , ANTONIO. POLITICO ESPAÑOL . PALMA DE MALLORCA 1853 - 1925. CARICATURA DE LEPOULIDE.

A cartoon depicting a suitable treatment for sellers of quack remedies. Illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914) an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - The Dried Up Well Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

literture The Book of One Thousand and One Nights Sindbad the Sailor 1st voyage Sinbad saves himself from drowning wood engraving 19th century,

Hermit with a Staff 18th-19th century Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Hermit with a Staff 57259

Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- Old gentleman recognising his lost umbrella in the brolly department of the Lost Property Office. Date: 1935

Cartoon - The Old Gray Mare. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Ready for the Holiday Fireworks. John Collins (1917-2007)

Woodblock print depicting a whipping post. Dated 16th Century

The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Arthur Burdett Frost, lithograph, 1895, 1851-1928, Russia, Moscow, Russian State Library

Somersault using a springboard. Facsimile of an engraving from "Trois dialogues de l'exercice de sauter et voltiger en l'air" (Excercises in leaping and vaulting), by Arcangelo Tuccaro (1535-1602). Published in Paris, 1599. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Cartoon - A North Wind Hits the Windy City. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - The Awful Tower. John Collins (1917-2007)

Packaging porcelain vases, vintage engraving. Packaging porcelain vases, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673972

An engraving depicting a conical reflecting shade suitable for fitting all types of light. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - World Volcano Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Cartoon - New Easter Bonnet . John Collins (1917-2007)

Black and White Illustration; The Anglo-Saxon Calendar; August; Harvesting; Source; MS Cotton Julius A vi;

Cartoon - The Water Babies. John Collins (1917-2007)

Anthill - sight of the stairs, from the series "Auction in Hôtel Droouot"; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1931-1932 (1931-00-00-1932-00-00);Hôtel Drouot (Paris - auction house - 1852-), generic scenes in the interior, purchase (provenance)

press media canstoria ""The Great Flood or the Saving Dog"" woodcut Paris circa 1840 private collection,

Pen sketches by Jacques Prevost, vintage engraving. Pen sketches by Jacques Prevost, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674131

Father Christmas, 1844. Illustration to 'Jolly Old Christmas', a song written and composed by J. Augustine Wade. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

Engraving depicting the Aquarius water barrel, designed to replace the heavy water jugs usual in toilet sets. When the handle was drawn forward the barrel revolved until the water was poured into the basin. Dated 19th century

Building of St. Alban's Abbey. Cotton MS., Nero, D.1, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

We crush kaolin, vintage engraving. We crush kaolin, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673957

Leaflet with a fodder running away; around 1908 (1903-00-00-1912-00-00);Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938), Semerau-Siemianowski, Władysław (1849-1938)-collection, gift (provenance), occasional prints, Islamic art, Turkish art, leaflets

Childrens book illustration about an 18th century, highway robber 1955

Drawing of Man Seated with Left Leg Resting over Right Knee Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Drawing of Man Seated with Left Leg Resting over Right Knee, 1760-1849. Ink on paper, 10 9/16 x 9 11/16 in. (26.8 x 24.6 cm). Asian Art 1760-1849

Cartoon - Doings Up the Olive Branch Tree Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

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Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891) English civil engineer; public health engineering; Metropolitan (London) main drainage system; Thames embankment. Cartoon in the Fancy Portraits series by Edward Linley Sambourne from 'Punch' London 1883 showing him rising out of the Thames with serpentine body made of pipe. Engraving

Cartoon - Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer. John Collins (1917-2007)

Open and closed furnace stoves, vintage engraving. Open and closed furnace stoves, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673868

Cartoon - After the Attack Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Cartoon on Dutch professors, 1871, 1871 print Cartoon with Dutch professors cheerfully singing during vacation on the Rhine in Germany. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 35, 1871. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper group of professors Rhine

Cartoon - Another Decoration for Herman. John Collins (1917-2007)

"Eildon Manor": Wilfred and the Keepers discovering Burton in a snowdrift, 1862. 'We are sorry that we are unacquainted with the name of the author of "The Maze of Life," as we are unable specially to congratulate her on the successful achievement of a tale for girls which she has wrought out in her "Eildon Manor: A Tale for Girls" the scene of which is laid in one of the most romantic parts of England - one of those fine Yorkshire dales which still shelter the last relics in speech, mind, and manners of those days when railways were not and educational theories w

CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE American humorist, nom de plume 'Arthemus Ward'. Date: 1834 - 1867

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (born 28 March 1819 in Enfield, died 15 March 1891 in Wimbledon) was one of the great civil engineers of the Victorian era, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Masyutin, Vasili Nikolayevich (1884-1955) Private Collection Graphic arts Genre Five! - ""Two!"". From the Series The Seven Deadly Sins

Cartoon commenting on the fate of England's sons who lived through service during the Napoleonic wars. Illustrated by Robert Seymour (1798-1836) a British illustrator. Dated 19th century

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

The pleasures of the water, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.

Book illustration, Die Geschichte vom boesen Friederich, The Story of Cruel Frederick, Der Struwwelpeter, Shaggy Peter, Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann, 1876

Middle Ages. Device for throwing stones. Engraving from a miniature of "Chevalier du Cygne", 13th century. "Les Arts au Moyen Age Et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.

Album of Poems and Paintings Album of Poems and Paintings, 19th century. Album leaves, ink and light color on paper, 8 7/16 x 6 in. (21.4 x 15.2 cm). Asian Art 19th century

Calavera of the Purring Cat, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

The Sentimental Bloke is an Australian classic. Gye's illustrations were as much a part of the poem as Tenniel's were part of Alice in Wonderland. December 14, 1954.

Cartoon - A Sad Day Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Annenkov, Yuri Pavlovich (1889-1974) Private Collection 1921 Ink on paper Russian End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Russia

Paper maker, 16th century, (1849). Artist: Jost Amman.

Cartoon - The Empire Look. John Collins (1917-2007)

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1726. Gulliver strapped to the ground with ligatures across his body. Engraving, 1909, Usa. Color. Author: Juan Cristobal Gonzalez de Quesada.

Cartoon - The Highest Court in the Empire Rostap (1866-1949)

Engraving depicting a 'washout' water closet. Dated 19th Century

Cartoon - All Smiles. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Too Big for His Bridges a Long Time Ago. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Bitten Off More than He Can Chew . John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Boiled in Oil. John Collins (1917-2007)

In this French political cartoon from 1898 a pastry representing China is being divided between caricatures of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and William II of Germany (who is squabbling with Queen Victoria over a borderland piece, whilst thrusting a knife into the pie to signify aggressive German intentions). Also present are Nicholas II of Russia, who is eyeing a particular piece, the French Marianne (who is diplomatically shown as not participating in the carving, and is depicted as close to Nicholas II, as a reminder of the Franco-Russian Alliance), and a samurai representing Japan, carefully contemplating which pieces to take. A stereotypical Qing official throws up his hands to try and stop them, but is powerless. The drawing is a figurative representation of the Imperialist tendencies of these nations towards China in the late 19th century.

An engraving depicting the construction of the Statue Of Liberty France, designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated to America on October 28, 1886. Dated 19th century

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