Political Cartoon Art

Humorous political cartoons from the 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring satire on contemporary issues, societal themes, and playful illustrations.

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879), A tous les coeurs bien nés que la patrie est chère!!!, 1838, lithograph on newsprint

War party as a duveltje from a box. Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1920 - 1930. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 216 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist).

Statue for America", political satire. Wojtkiewicz, Witold (1879-1909), draughtsman, cartoonist

Cartoon - Awkward Moments on Parliament Hill. John Collins (1917-2007)

'Pleased with his Rattle', 1852. Artist: John Leech.

Cartoon commenting on the joys of Spring before the age of the freezer. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - The Day of Vengeance Rostap (1866-1949)

Pastor for prisoner in cell, Patricq Kroon, 1900 - 1935 drawing A pastor hands over a book with edifying literature to a prisoner sitting on a bench in his cell. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. ink. paint (coating) pen / brush political caricatures and satires

"Exactly so! I am a Humbug". Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915. 1900. Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz , Pictorial works

Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique. Honoré Daumier (France, Marseilles, 1808-1879). France, 1849. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879), A tous les coeurs bien nés que la patrie est chère!!!, 1838, lithograph on newsprint

Cartoon depicting Father Thames annoyed that yet another report condemned the river as being little more than an open sewer. Dated 19th century

A satirical view of the French constitution. 19th century France. French illustration 1890

Cartoon - The Forgotten Man. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Souvenir from the Islands. John Collins (1917-2007)

Day by day (3) / demand.

Cartoon - A Bluff Rostap (1866-1949)

Le Petit, Alfred (dit Zut) (n.1841-06-08-D.1909-10-15), Napoleon III climbing a Cocagne mat, August 15 festival. (Dummy title). Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

News. / If we listened to these ... republics it would never be dead.

Cartoon - Plenty of Work for Cupid. John Collins (1917-2007)

Au Pied de l'Echafaud 1893 France. Lithograph poster on cream wove paper . Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Cartoon - Scotland Yet Rostap (1866-1949)

Cartoon - The Big Four Sculptors. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - The Quebec Handicap. John Collins (1917-2007)

L'Assiete au Beurre: Crimes and Punishments XXI, 778: By order of the Sultan , 1869. Félix Vallotton (French, 1865-1925). Color lithograph;

End of act I.. Nowodworski, Henryk (1875-1930), draughtsman, cartoonist

Edouard Manet, Au Paradis (In the Balcony) Au Paradis (In the Balcony)

Cartoon - The Belle of Old Barcelona. John Collins (1917-2007)

Pierrot. Symbolic self-portrait. Wojtkiewicz, Witold (1879-1909), draughtsman, cartoonist

The binettes of the day. / (2)

Cartoon - The Portrait Artists. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Paris Street Scene. John Collins (1917-2007)

Leaflet - a caricature of a dignitary, in the background Izzet Pasha; 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

Cartoon - On the Road to Mandalay. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon commenting on the cheap cost of gas. Illustrated by Harry Furniss (1854-1925) an Irish artist and illustrator. Dated 19th century

News. / 195. / The misfortune Alexander II, seeing himself obliged to follow the road drawn by his father. (Title registered) | News (1855) (title of all)

Scene from play Inspector General by Pyotr Mikhaylovich Boklevsky, Color lithograph, 1858, 1816-1897, Russia, Moscow, Russian State Library

Cartoon - Refilling the Cupboard Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

China Postcard 'The Iron Contra De Yellow Fist', Alfaro Reijding, c. 1900 - c. 1918 Postcard in black and yellow with Chinese who wears a small man on his hand. Netherlands paper printing political caricatures and satires China

Charlot arrête toi je t'en supplie, jai jambres brisées. Hermann Paul (French, 1864-1940). Woodcut;

News // The supplier of S. Mr. Guillaume .. / (12)

Postcard of the Wiener Werkstätte No, Man with gramophone, Moriz Jung -, Artist, Wiener Werkstätte, Publishing House

Soviet Propaganda Magazine Interior, Bezbozhnik u Stanka (Atheist at his Bench) Magazine, Illustration by Dimitry Moor, 1920's

Cartoon - The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring. John Collins (1917-2007)

In L'Assiette au Beurre satirical magazine; Coloured illustration; Satirising Pharmacists

Cartoon - The Also-Ran. John Collins (1917-2007)

Ms, Cosima Wagner, Richard Wagner as a swan and Cosima Wagner as Leda title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, Caricaturist, Angerer , Göschl, Realization

Cartoon - Skiing on Parliament Hill. John Collins (1917-2007)

Caran d'Ache (1859-1909), A dangerous risk. Caricature from Le Figaro published on an Italian magazine, 1878.

A sketch depicting a man hanging wallpaper. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - On the Beach. John Collins (1917-2007)

Statue of the Dutch fascist, Patricq Kroon, 1920 - 1940 drawing Big man scolding on the politicians from The Hague. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper pen political caricatures and satires. caricatures (human types)

Three wise men of Gotham.. Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie) (1862-1940). Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Nursery rhymes, Seas, Fishermen, Older people , Men, Castaways

Wibaut and Kleerekoper, Patricq Kroon, 1913 - 1929 drawing Wibaut and Kleerekoper and the subsidies for the arts and theater. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. pencil. ink. paint (coating) pen / brush political caricatures and satires. the arts; artists

Riquiqui family. Brave as his dad. / No. 2.

Standbeeld van de Hollandse Fascist. De Fascist (Hollandsche uitgave) (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1920 - 1940. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 251 mm × w 215 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Red album "sem", 3rd series; Gaston Dreyfus and Baron Emmanuel Leonino SEM (1863-1934). "Red album", 3rd series, Gaston Dreyfus and Baron Emmanuel Leonino ". Color lithography.

Box Office Made 1893 France. Zincograph in black on dark yellow wove paper . Félix Edouard Vallotton

A Book of Nonsense. Author: Written and illustrated by Edward Lear (British, London 1812-1888 San Remo). Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 5/8 in. (26 x 23.5 x 1.6 cm). Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co. London. Date: ca. 1865. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Twilight of the Coins. Caricature from Lustigen Blätter. Berlín. No 34, 1902, dedicated to the Bayreuth Festival, Anonymous

España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Viñeta satírica publicada en la revista humorística L'Esquella de la Torratxa. Los Estados Unidos representados por la Estatua de la Libertad dando un golpe de autoridad sobre la mesa en que se sientan Mussolini y Hitler. BENITO MUSSOLINI. ADOLF HITLER.

Jan Schaper and anti -militarism, Patricq Kroon, 1920 - 1930 drawing Jan Schaper van de SDAP tries to catch supporters with the bird trap of anti-militarism. In the background smoking factories referred to as 'Rome'. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. ink. chalk pen political caricatures and satires. finch trap, finchery. anti-militarism, pacifism. smoke-stack

Le nouvel Icare ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Doucement!. Dated: 1868. Medium: lithograph on newsprint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Publsihed in le Charivari (28 April 1868): Actualities (plate 98): Statues of the future, 1868. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879). Lithograph; sheet: 28.5 x 25 cm (11 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.); image: 24.4 x 21 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.).

A duel - three street urchins help their friend to mimic the statue! Manneken Pis (Dutch for 'little pee man'), also known in French as the 'petit Julien', is a very famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. This fold-out postcard album contains humorous sketches relating to the statue and individuals reactions on viewing it! circa 1920

A woodcut engraving depicting a pumpkin (Cucurbita Pepo). Dated 19th century

Cartoon - The Crasader. John Collins (1917-2007)

DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. Illustration by Bernard Patridge. Punch, on 12th May, 1926.

Cartoon - Gulliver Stalin. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - The Leaning Tower of Peace-A. John Collins (1917-2007)

Dibujo satírico político publicado en el periódico El Loro. Tunel de San Gotardo. Alegoría de la formación de la Triple Alianza formada por Alemania, Austria e Italia. Bismark entrando solo en el tunel y saliendo acompañado por sus aliados. Junio de 1882. OTTO VON BISMARCK.

Dobbins Electric Soap - And then, the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lin'd.". Dobbins Electric Soap - And then, the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lin'd."

Cartoon - Old Songs Revived Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Cartoon - Untitled. John Collins (1917-2007)

Pastcarriage of the National Association against Revolution, Patricq Kroon, 1915 - 1935 drawing A float on which a large doll from a cleaning lady with a ragebol and referred to as 'National Association against Revolution'. The cart is decorated with banners against everything and is drawn by three politicians: Snijders, Max Bongaerts and E.J. Beumer. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. ink. paint (coating) pen / brush political caricatures and satires. float ~ triumph Netherlands

Stresemann en Poincaré. De Toekomst Poppekast (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1920 - 1925. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 235 mm × w 213 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Cartoon - Hercules Repeats the Stables That Need Cleaning Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Cartoon - Washington as seen from Ottawa John Collins (1917-2007)

'Equality At Last!' A satirical cartoon, showing how women have at last achieved equality, based on the way the man and woman on the left are dressed. Date: circa 1926

Caricature by Felix Edouard Vallotton, ink on paper, 1896, 1865-1925, private collection

Income Tax: John Bull scratches his head at William Pitt's (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as angel playing harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in style of Gillray: 1798.

Satire on a Russian official. Nowodworski, Henryk (1875-1930), draughtsman, cartoonist

GRABADO-CARICATURA JUGANDO A LOS BOLOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Paul Zech (1881-1946), escritor y poeta expresionista alemán. Caricatura de 1913. Author: LUDWIG MEIDNER.

German poster for Cigarettes Laferme Dresden Germany. Fritz Rehm 1871 - 1928, a German painter, illustrator, poster designer, attached to Jugendstil.

China - the cake of kings and... of emperors (Caricature), Meyer (Reyem), Henri (1844-1899)

The Netherlands and the League of Nations, Patricq Kroon, 1920 - 1930 drawing Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck pushes the struggling Dutch lion into the loft of the League of Nations. Design for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. pencil. ink. chalk pen / brush political caricatures and satires. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.

The labours of Hercules, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Unknown

Import, Postcard of the Wiener Werkstätte No, Import cigar, Questionable, Moriz Jung -, Artist, Wiener Werkstätte, Publishing House

Cartoon - Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall-. John Collins (1917-2007)

Aanprijzing van het Pantheon. Op naar 't Pantheon! (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1920 - 1930. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 307 mm × w 240 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Cartoon - Thrown to the Lion Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Two effeminate, aesthetes dressed in rather dandyish clothes, as depicted by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pictures of pretty girls and are clearly influenced by images in the illustrated magazines of the period. There is no caption to accompany this picture but it may be a jibe at men who did not join up. circa 1916

Cartoon - The City Hall Smart Set Rostap (1866-1949)

But let me scrape the dirt away". Caldecott, Randolph (1846-1886). Illustrations. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Cowper, William, 1731-1800. John Gilpin, Horses, Horseback riding, Perspiration

Classical painting. Draughtsman: Kafak. Dating: in or before 11-Jul-1983. Measurements: h 296 mm × w 210 mm; h 11 cm × w 10 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Caudieux 1893 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French. Caudieux 333992

Cartoon - Plain of Jars. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - La Belle Province. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - A Defiant Statue of Liberty Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

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