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Putting a Good Face On It, 1863. Artist: John TennielPutting a Good Face On It, 1863. Palmerston, (The Plasterer), says: Lor Bless You! A Little Bit O Stucco Will Make It Perfect
The Derby 1863 - Portrait of The Winner, 1863. Artist: John TennielThe Derby 1863 - Portrait of The Winner, 1863. A topical cartoon from Punch. Palmerston, trainer of the British people, welcomes home the Derby winner
Beware!, 1863. Artist: John TennielBeware!, 1863. The keeper, ( Mr Punch), says: He Ain t Asleep, Young Jonathan; So You d Best Not Irritate Him. President Lincoln pokes a cautious sword-point at the quiet British Lion
Scene From The American Tempest, 1863. Caliban (Sambo) says: You Beat Him Nough, Massa! Berry LittleTime, I ll Beat Him Too. - Shakespeare
Latest from Spirit-Land, 1863. Artist: John TennielLatest from Spirit-Land, 1863. Ghost of King George III says: Well, Mr. Washington, What Do You Think of Your Fine Republic Now, Eh? - What D Ye Think? What D YeThink, Eh? Ghost of Mr
One Good Turn Deserves Another, 1862. Artist: John TennielOne Good Turn Deserves Another, 1862. Old Abe says: Why I Du Declare Its My Dear Old Friend Sambo! Course You ll Fight For Us, Sambo
Canine at the Westminster Pit, 1862. Pit Bull terriers are set in a pit at Westminster. The one on the right is Derby, the dog of Lord Derby, the Conservative Leader
The O Mannikin, 1862. Policeman Pam comments Don t let Him Put you Out - I ll Quiet him Presently In the background, Policeman Palmerston tells Sir Robert Peel not to worry
Retrogression (A Very Sad Picture), 1862. War-Dance of the IOU Indian. The American dancing in native feathers bears a striking resemblance to President Abraham Lincoln
A Sensible Move. 1860. Napoleon III giving John Bull, the representative of the British people, the key to the door of France, remarking There, M sieur Bool! No more nonsense about Passports
What we Ought to do in China, 1860. A Chinese dragon being threatened by a St George like representative of the British army
The Eldest Son of the Church, 1860. This cartoon shows Pope Pius IX staring out over the bedclothes at the French Emperor, Napoleon III
Mutual Accommodation, 1860. This cartoon illustrates the argument taking place between France, represented here by Madame La Banque on the left
New Elgin Marbles, 1860. Lord Elgin (of the Elgin Marbles fame), holds a marble the size and weight of the cannonballs with which Peking had been threatened
The Next Dance!, 1860. The Prince of Wales had left England at the beginning of July 1860 for a visit to America and Canada
A Good Offer, 1860. Garibaldi remarks to the pope Take to this cap, Papa Pius. You will find it more comfortable than your own
Packing up for the Holidays, 1860. Palmerston is packing away all the bills left over from the recently finished session. The Reform Bill had been left on the back-burner along with other proposed
Injured Innocence and his Billet-Doo, 1860. Napoleon III as a wolf in sheeps clothing. Savoy and Nice, lambs to the slaughter, hang in a string bag
Dissent in Earnest, 1860. We Defer to their Feelings, but we cannot Assent to their Reasoning - Parl Debate. This cartoon depicts either Lord Palmerston, the Liberal Prime Minister, or Gladstone
The Reform Janus, 1860. Here, Janus has the face(s) of Lord Russell, who had recently introduced an unpopular bill for Parliamentary Reform
Caesar Imperator!, 1861. ( The American Gladiators ) The American Gladiators are President Lincoln on the left to represent the Northern States
Master Bull and his Dentist, 1861. Master Bull sits in the dentists chair crying, while being handed a coin by the dentist
Orestes pursued by the Furies, 1858. Lord Palmerston, Leader of the Opposition, is pursued by the Furies. These are John Bright holding the cat o nine tails, Disraeli
The Derby Day(?) - Another False Start. 1858The Derby Day(?) - Another False Start, 1858. This cartoon shows Palmerston in the background, dismounted from his horse, Despatch, having been despatched from the premiership
The Indian Juggle, 1858The Indian Juggle. 1858. (As performed at the Theatre Royal, Westminster.) An Indian elephant juggles Palmerston (top left) and Disraeli (top right)
The Good Little Robins burying the Bills in the Wood, 1858. There had been much infighting in Parliament on the relative merits of the two India Bills introduced by first Palmerston
Every One Thinks their own Crow the Fairest, 1858. Disraeli on the left, and former Prime Minister Palmerston, are both dressed in mob caps and gowns in the best tradition of nursemaids
A Plaister for Pam. 1858. Like a whipped schoolboy, and rubbing his bruises, Palmerston is receiving from Mr Punch (who had been vociferous in his opposition to the Bill)
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!, 1858. The cockerel represents the French newspaper, the Moniteur, loudly crowing a passage from the Conspiracy to Muder Bill
An Arduous Quest, 1878. Artist: Joseph SwainAn Arduous Quest, 1878. Mr Punch asks Father Christmas what he is looking for. Father Christmas replies that he is looking for peace on earth, and goodwill towards men
Nous avons change tout cela!, 1878. Artist: Joseph SwainNous avons change tout cela!, (We ve changed all that!), 1878. Britannia, wearing a Union Jack apron, brandishes a bunch of twigs above her head
Pig-stickers, Beware!, 1878. Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, wearing a topee, tests the point of a spear as his horse rears
Hot Pies!, 1879. Artist: Joseph SwainHot Pies!, 1879. A group of politicians are devouring pies representing countries. Lord Lytton, the viceroy of India, dressed as a waiter, brings another pie, to which Disraeli ( Master Benjamin )
Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph SwainJustice 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
Seasonable Advice - Put by for a Frosty Day, 1861. Mr Punch encourages a labourer to join the queue of fellow workers at the Post Office rather than spend his money on drink
The Real Barbarian from China, 1861. A sullen Chinese man, representing China, presents Britannia with cash, presumably to settle all or part of the commitment China was forced to agree to after
Over the Way, 1861. At the time the American Civil War began, Britain imported the bulk of its cotton from the United States
The Genu-ine Othello, 1861. In this cartoon, the slave is depicted as the real Othello quoting an approximation of a couplet from Shakespeares play
King Cotton Bound; Or, The Modern Prometheus, 1861. King Cotton is represented as Prometheus who, firegiver and champion of the people, is condemned by Jupiter to be bound to a rock for eternity
A Family Quarrel, 1861. On the left is President Lincoln and, facing him is Mrs Carolina, representative of the Southern States
The Last Act of the Italian Drama, 1861. The final act of the ongoing problems surrounding the unification of Italy. King Victor Emmanuel II on the left and Napoleon on the right
Notice to Quit, 1861. Pope Pius IX, dressed as a cook with her papal crown partially hidden by a large mob cap, is being given notice by the master of the house, Louis Napoleon
Caesar et Imperator, 1861. It was reported on the 10th July 1861 in The Times that the Emperor Napoleon puts down the Slave trade carried on on the coast of Africa by French agents under the pretext
John Bull guards his Pudding, 1859. John Bull stands guard over a gigantic pudding studded with the sign saying Old England Forever
One of Punchs little capital letter illustrations
Blondin Outdone, 1859. Palmerston, dressed in contemporary circus costume, wheeling a nervous looking Lord John Russell across a tightrope with Niagara Falls in the background
The Emperor unveiling Italian Liberty, 1859. Here, upon a plinth labelled Liberty, Louis Napoleon unveils a crude statue of his cousin Plon-Plon
The New Alliance, 1859. John Bull, in the shape of the British lion, dressed in hunting gear, in the company of the French Emperor, Louis Napoleon who is dressed in full military gear
