Allegory Collection (page 59)

National (Black) Guards, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
National (Black) Guards, 1871. The figure of Paris cries Murder! Thieves! Help!! Paris is assaulted by armed freedom fighters. The wreck of the city can be seen all around her

A French Lesson, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
A French Lesson, 1871. Britannia remarks Is That the sort of thing you want, you Little Idiot? Britannia has grabbed a man promoting British Republicanism by the scruff of the neck

To Be Sold, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
To Be Sold, 1871. A weeping France stands on a barrel and is offered by a member of the Commune. The businessmen look on. This follows the defeat by Prussia of France

The Carcase and the Eagles, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Carcase and the Eagles, 1871.The dead body of France lies outstretched, one hand holding down the wounded Eagle of Communism

Germanys Ally, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Germanys Ally, 1870. Famine is shown spreading its hands over Paris as she weeps by the citys defences. France had declared war on Prussia, but had been defeated on almost every front

The Long Lost Sun, 1860
Britannia stands along Englands coastline and welcomes the sun, with a disgarded umbrella at her side. The sun smiles back at her

A Little Tea Party, 1858. Britannia asks: A little more gunpowder, Mr. China?, (a play on words as gunpowder is also a kind of tea)

How Dirty Old Father Thames was Whitewashed, 1858. A British workman in overalls and boots holds a large brush in one hand, and a handkerchief to his nose with the other

Nous avons change tout cela!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Nous avons change tout cela!, (We ve changed all that!), 1878. Britannia, wearing a Union Jack apron, brandishes a bunch of twigs above her head

Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Uncle Sam and John Bull, representing Britain and the United States of America, are tearing up the Extradition Treaty of 1842

Columbias Fix, 1861. Columbia, representing the United States, sits overlooking the ocean. To her breast she holds the dove of peace, with the olive twig in its beak

Over the Way, 1861. At the time the American Civil War began, Britain imported the bulk of its cotton from the United States

The First Lesson!, 1859. Not so Bad for a Beginner! In this cartoon, Liberty in the role of a schoolmistress helps a childish Napoleon III to write the word Amnesty on the blackboard

Free Italy (?), 1859. This cartoon shows Italty shackled to a block labelled Venetia. A stern looking Francis Joseph rests one foot on the block in a very dominant stance

The London Bathing Season, 1859. Come, my dear! - come to its Old Thames, and have a Nice Bath! Father Thames is here shown trying to coax a climbing boy in to his water for a bath

The Street Up Again!, 1859. The defeat of Disraelis Reform Bill in March 1862 brought down Lord Derbys Conservative Government

The Queen in her Store-room, 1859. At this time there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

Who Will Rouse Him?, 1859. The British Lion rests quietly against a wall whilst the three most prominent politicians advocating parliamentary reform prod him with reform spears

Naval Reform, 1859. In 1859, there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

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