Political Caricatures and Illustrations

19th-century illustrations and caricatures depicting politicians, capturing satirical interpretations of their personas.

Evelyn Ashley (1836-1907) English author and Liberal politician; son of 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' London April 1881 when Ashley was under-secretary at the Board of Trade .

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'An exceptional Irishman'. Lord Dufferin. April 9, 1870, Alfred Thompson, ca. 1833-1895, British, 1870, Chromolithograph

Evelyn Ashley (1836-1907) English author and Liberal politician; son of 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' London April 1881 when Ashley was under-secretary at the Board of Trade .

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Playwright Pierre Corneille, Hippolyte Lecomte, 1818 - 1825 print Paris paper historical persons. writer, poet, author

PROFESSOR OWEN, F.R.S., 1872 engraving

Alexandre Dumas Son

Alexandre Dumas the Younger, a French writer, caricature, 1882, by Alphonse Hector Colomb pseudonym B. Moloch, a French caricaturist

Pierre Bonaparte (Robert-Macaire family.)

Portrait of Armand Lods.

Chas L. Davis as Alvin Joslin. Uncle Alvin abroad. , Men, Actors, Musical revues & comedies, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Henry James Byron (1834-1884) English playwright, actor and theatre manager. A prolific author of melodramas, burlesques, extravaganzas and pantomimes. Wrote a novel 'Our Boys' (1875). Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 3 December 1881).

Dr, Ludwig August Frankl , Dr, Ludwig August Frankl, journalist and writer Waldheim`s Illustrirte Zeitung , Unknown

Charles Lamb (1772-1834) with Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.

Gustav von Gossler, the President of the German Reichstag from Second Dahheim-supplement to No, After, Koch, Artist

Charles Dickens (1812-70) giving his last public reading at St James's Hall, London, 5 March 1870. Artist: Unknown

Emperor Franz Joseph von Austria in his study, Emperor Franz Joseph I in his study, Carl August Deis -, Engraver, After, Franz Kollarz Kolá -, artist

Cartoon depicting Sir Robert Peel with Benjamin Disraeli. Peel, who had been strongly criticised by Disraeli for repealing the Corn Laws, is shown asking Disraeli what he is going to do in the new session of Parliament. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) a British statesman, former Prime Minister, former Home Secretary and the father of modern British policing and the modern Conservative Party. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) a British statesman of the Conservative Party and former Prime Minister. Dated 19th century

Benjamin DISRAELI (1804-81) keeping everyone guessing. When he resigned in December 1872 his wife was raised to the peerage as Viscountess Beaconsfield, but he himself did not accept a coronet.

Johann, Archduke of Austria.

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh-born British Liberal statesman. In 1908 as Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George introduced the Old Age Pensions Act. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne from 'Punch', London, August 1908.

Franz Pulszky, Ferenc Pulszky von Cselfalva and Lubócz, politician and writer Neue Illustrirte Zeitung , Ferenc Haske -, Artist, Sigismund Pollak -, Xylographer

Citizen Gambon

To Mr. Jules Ferry. / Paris Tremble, O Pain! O misery! ... / N ° 5

Jiri Horvatovic,

BAUDELAIRE, Charles (1821-1867). French poet and critic. Self-portrait. Engraving. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Oscar Wilde, the apostle of aestheticism / from sketches by a staff artist. | Library of Congress

ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour, British politician and Conservative MP, giving a speech in Parliament 1907

Krastel, Friedrich Fritz Krastel, actor and writer, in a role title page of Die Bomb , Unknown

An employee of Floh, Eduard Todesco, Austrian entrepreneur, banker, speculator and philanthropist as an employee of Floh title page of Der Floh, Karl Klic -, Caricaturist

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called 'the Great American Novel'. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling. He achieved

Gustave gold, by Carlo Gripp.

Victor Hugo by Faustin

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). Scottish statesman: British Prime Minister 1852-55. Unpopular due to mismanagement of Crimean War (1852-56) and forced to resign February 1855. Cartoon from 'Punch' London 14 January 1854 showing him by battered public opinion in the form of a huge snowball. Wood engraving

Pierre Bonaparte (Robert-Macaire family) (IT)

Jefferson Davis , Presidents, Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Carte de Visite Collection

Dorothée und Talleyrand

George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828-1882), British aristocrat, succeeded to his title in 1861. Sutherland finishing a marathon railway journey in America. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 9 July 1881).

Gregor Fürst Ypsilanti, Gregor Fürst Ypsilanti, diplomat and art lover from Der Kaktus , Palm, artist

Engraving showing Senator Lewis Cass (1782-1866) in his office at the Senate, Washington, 1856. Date: 1856

Abbée Franz Liszt from Waldheims illustrated monthly magazine, Unknown

Portrait of Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), surgeon. Portrait of Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), surgeon. Business card (front). Photograph of Frédérick. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

The Presidents of the United States Lewis Cass, Democratic candidate for 12th president. | Library of Congress

Wilhelm I (born 22 March 1797 as Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preussen) (died 9 March 1888) from the House of Hohenzollern was regent since 1858 and K...

The American authors pictured here are, from left to right, top to bottom: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) , Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Washington Irving (1783-1859), Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) (1835-1910), Bret Harte (1836-1902), and James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851).

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (1849-1902) English Conservative politician born in America. Member of Parliament for Eye, Suffolk (1880-1885) and Sheffield Ecclesall (1885-1902). Advocate of British imperialism. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 18 August 1883).

Louis-Philippe Naturalized English (IT)

EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Anselm Salomon Freiherr von Rothschild,

Louis Pasteur, French chemist, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer

'Sir William Harcourt announcing the resignation of Lord Rosebery's government, June 24, 1895', (1901). British Liberal statesman William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) making an announcement in the House of Commons in London. The Liberal government of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, was succeeded by that of Conservative Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. Harcourt first entered Parliament as a Liberal Member for Oxford in 1868. He served in Gladstone's governments as Home Secretary (1880-1885) and as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1886, 1892-1895). He was Leader of the Libe

Pierre-Francois Villaret, a French tenor, caricature, 1882, by Alphonse Hector Colomb pseudonym B. Moloch, a French caricaturist

Louis-Francois Dumaine, a French actor, political caricature, 1882, by Alphonse Hector Colomb pseudonym B. Moloch, a French caricaturist

PEDRO MATEO SAGASTA - POLITICO ESPAÑOL.

Paul Somssich, The Hungarian politician Paul Somssich on the bike title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, caricaturist

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). British politician. Defender of imperialism in foreign policy. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, pronouncing his famous speech in Birmingham on 12 April 1898, in which he spoke of England's alliance with the United States. Photoengraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

Louis Andrieux, a French politician, political caricature, 1882, by Alphonse Hector Colomb pseudonym B. Moloch, a French caricaturist

'Henry Fawcett (1833-1884) c1876, English academic, statesman and economist, and Liberal politician, blinded in an accident in 1858. As Postmaster General 1880-1884 he introduced Parcel Post in 1882.'

Paracelsus (1493/4-1541). Swiss physician, alchemist and astrologer of the German Renaissance.

Benjamin Franklin. Stipple engraving by O. Pelton, 1859.

George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1925) English journalist, born in London. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 27 August 1881).

Karl Hugo Todt, Karl Hugo Amber own amber, writer, Unknown

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NAPOLÄON III, Charles-Louis Napol_on Bonaparte (1808-1873). President of the 2nd Republic (1848-1852) and emperor of France (1852-1870). Death of Napoleon III. Engraving.

Hon. William Haile, Governor of New Hampshire , Governors, Haile, William, 1807-1876

D, Spitzer, Daniel Spitzer, humorous writer, chastises a clergyman title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, artist

Illustration of Mark Twain (1835-1910) an American writer, humourist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Dated 19th Century

Philippe Ricord, a French physician, political caricature, 1882, by Alphonse Hector Colomb pseudonym B. Moloch, a French caricaturist

Hon. William Haile, Governor of New Hampshire , Governors, Haile, William, 1807-1876

Ch. Paul de Kock.

WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE Giving a speech at the Music Hall, Edinburgh, on 30 June 1892, as part of his Midlothian campaign Date: 1876

Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) 1808-73. Emperor of the French 1852-70. Portrait engraving from cover of sheet music published at the time of his visit to London with Empress Eugenie, April 1855 and celebrating French/British co-operation during the Crimean War. Music included 'Partant pour la Syrie' by his mother Hortense Beauharnais, Napoleon's stepdaughter.

Alphonse Daudet

SAMUEL GOMPERS (1850 - 1924), American Labour leader, born in London Date: 1918

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) in 1893 taking the oath as the 22nd President of the United States. He was both 22nd and 24th President and as such, he is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and to be counted twice in the numbering of presidents,

The Queen Meeting the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at Windsor Railway Station ,

Engraved portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) an English poet, playwright, and actor. Dated 17th Century

Portrait of Karl Marx from 'L'Illustration', 11th November 1871.

Chester Alan Arthur, elected the 21st President of the United States, succeeded to the president after Garfield's assassination.

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Scottish statesman, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Presidents Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt in cameos connected by bunting, with the White House in the upper center between them, and respective birthplaces in the lower center, circa 1906

Historical portrait, Joachim Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Leopold Prinz of Prussia

Henry Monnier, by Ancourt.

The drol / n ° 20 / Saturday 24 August 1867 / Paul de Kock, by Ch.Pipard.

Moltke. / Complice of Vampire Guillaume Viuss, Flights, Fires. / N ° 23.

Composition of three portraits of Wilhelm I as king of Prussia, Friedrich III as crown prince of Prussia and Wilhelm II as Prince of Prussia, c. 1861 - c. 1871 Photograph. visit card paper. cardboard albumen print ranks ~ rulers, sovereigns. historical persons Prussia

For President, Theodore Roosevelt, For Vice President, Charles W. Fairbanks - Vignettes of the candidates

El Pequeño Gigante cigarros - Advertisement showing the head of Stephen Douglas, circa 1860

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1885, 1886, 1895-1902. Salisbury addressing the House of Lords. Chromolithograph c1897.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Cigarette card showing both the front and back sides. Date: 1926

Sir Henry Joseph Wood (1869 - 1944) - English conductor and composer, associated with the Promenade Concerts (Proms). Cigarette card showing both the front and back sides. Date: 1926

EDWARD VII With Emile Loubet, President of France, at the time of the signing of an Entente Cordiale with Britain Date: 1903

ISABEL II. REINA DE ESPAÑA. MADRID 1830-1904. CARICATURA DELPROBLEMA SUCESORIO DE ISABEL II. EN LA REVISTA "LA FLACA" JUNTO A NAPOLEON III. EL AMIGO DE LOS NIÑOS.

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Adolf Hitler (* 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn) ( 30 April 1945 Berlin), Leader of the Nazi Party, Reich Chancellor from 1933, also self-appointed "Fuehrer" and head of state of Germany

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