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The Conservative Programme, 1872. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Conservative Programme, 1872. This cartoon shows Benjamin Disraeli, the Conservative Leader of the Conservative Party. He is being questioned by Lord Abercorn about the Conservative policy
A Railway Revolution, 1874. Artist: Joseph SwainA Railway Revolution, 1874. A large lady seeks advice from the Railway guard at St Pancras. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 10, 1874
Happy Hampstead!, 1875. Artist: Joseph SwainHappy Hampstead!, 1875. A suburban family is shown enjoying a day out in the park. Behind them lurk the shrouded and menacing figures of Smallpox and Fever
"My Lord was jabbering over a pistol when the Doctor arrived"My Lord was jabbering over a pistol when the Doctor arrived...", 1880. Illustration to a short story. 'The grand old Countess of Glamour, who came of a race of statesmen and heroes, sent for Dr
The Fancy Dress Ball, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Fancy Dress Ball, 1880. 'Julia to her Bosom Friend Isabel
Dr. Godwin, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainDr. Godwin, 1880. Illustration to a short story. 'Dr. Godwin is, above all, a man of broad sympathies and a large heart, or his practice would never have become so extensive...Dr
Games for Old and Young, drawn by George Cruikshank, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainGames for Old and Young, drawn by George Cruikshank, 1880. Victorian parlour games and tongue twisters. '1. One Old Ox Opening Oysters. 2. Two Toads Totally Tired Trying To Trot To Tutbury. 3
A Domestic Drama - Act I. - The Choice (between Worth and Wealth) drawn By F. Barnard, 1880. 'Sophia Winston - fifty years ago - By suitors twain was courted
Tableaux Vivants, from Sir Walter Scott's novels, at Cromwell House, South Kensington, 1880. '1. Woodstock, chap, xxxiv. 2. Woodstock, chap. xxiv. 3. Quentin Durward, chap. x. 4
Parliamentary Sketches: in the Lobby - tribunes of the people, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainParliamentary Sketches: in the Lobby - tribunes of the people, 1880
"Then she packed up such few things as she wanted"Then she packed up such few things as she wanted, and kissed her father, with her prim little black silk bonnet on, ready to start", 1880. Illustration to a short story: "The Governess"
"She had made her sisters' pinafores when they were younger"She had made her sisters' pinafores when they were younger; now she cut out their bonnets and dresses, turning her nimble fingers to anything", 1880
The General Election: the popular candidate, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainThe General Election: the popular candidate, 1880. Politician giving a speech
"She had captivated a widower with five daughters"She had captivated a widower with five daughters...", 1880
Miss Tabitha Monckton, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainMiss Tabitha Monckton, 1880
The Family Solicitor, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Family Solicitor, 1880. 'In a large bare room on the first floor of a shabby old house in New-square, Lincoln's-inn, is passed most of the daylight which falls to the share of Mr
"So he merely pencilled on the back"So he merely pencilled on the back, 'Can't you give it to some one else?'" 1880
The Earl of Rackland, 1880. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Earl of Rackland, 1880
A Christmas Medley, by F. Barnard, 1872. Creator: Joseph SwainA Christmas Medley, by F. Barnard, 1872
Christmas Bells, drawn by Lorenz Frölich, 1872. Creator: Joseph SwainChristmas Bells, drawn by Lorenz Frölich, 1872. Illustration to a song by John Latey
The First to Come, drawn by F. Barnard, 1872. Creators: Frederick Barnard, Joseph SwainThe First to Come, drawn by F. Barnard, 1872. 'Of course, it is Mr. Thomas Tipper who makes this early appearance on the festive scene
Miss Ellen Terry as Portia, in "The Merchant of Venice" at the Lyceum TheatreMiss Ellen Terry as Portia, in "The Merchant of Venice" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1880. London stage production
The last croquet game of the season, 1872. Creator: Joseph SwainThe last croquet game of the season, 1872. Summer is pleasant, when the sun shines mildly, and the grassy lawn is a smooth carpet of living green
A City church congregation, 1872. Creator: Joseph SwainA City church congregation, 1872....it would not be difficult to find places of worship...between St
At Lord's Cricket-Ground: the Eton and Harrow match, 1872. Creator: Joseph SwainAt Lord's Cricket-Ground: the Eton and Harrow match, 1872
The Derby Day: early morning on Epsom Downs, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Derby Day: early morning on Epsom Downs, 1871
The French Siege of Paris: a call upon the Little Sisters of the Poor, 1871
The Book of Fate: a sketch at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Book of Fate: a sketch at the Royal Academy of Arts, [London], 1871. Artists wating to find out the decision of the selection committee
The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: UnknownThe First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871
Returning from the pantomime - the last train, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainReturning from the pantomime - the last train, [London], 1871....it is a very serious business to take the children safely home
Cheering popular members of the National Assembly in the streets at Bordeaux, 1871. Franco-Prussian War
New wars and old warriors: a sketch in Chelsea Hospital, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainNew wars and old warriors: a sketch in Chelsea Hospital, 1871
Retreat of the French Army of the Loire, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainRetreat of the French Army of the Loire, 1871
Highland Deerstalking: "By George! Missed Again", 1871. Creator: William RalstonHighland Deerstalking: "By George! Missed Again", 1871
A Highland shelter in a storm, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainA Highland shelter in a storm, 1871
In the Highlands, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainIn the Highlands, 1871. Travelling to Scotland for the shooting season
On the Kursaal Terrace, Hombourg-es-Monts, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainOn the Kursaal Terrace, Hombourg-es-Monts, Germany, 1871. Visitors in...a place of fashionable resort named Hombourg, ...now part of the kingdom of Prussia
A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Creator: Joseph SwainA winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Engraving of a drawing. The peasantry of the mountain districts...are not yet accustomed to all the luxuries of modern civilisation
Festival of the Presepe, in the Ara Coeli Church, at the Capitol, Rome, 1871
The Story of Sedan: "Fighting his Battles o'er Again", 1871
The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Guards Band in St
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. You had better ride on, for you get nothing in my house, Mr. Twister!'
"The Font and the Flowers" - drawn by J. Leech, 1860. People decorating a church. Illustration to a short story. From "Illustrated London News", 1860
Mr. Compton, of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, as "Touchstone", 1857. Portrait from a photograph by Mayall
The Wedding Ring - a Ghost Story for Christmas and his Twelve Days, by Miles Gerald Keon, 1857. Illustration to a short story, depicting a group of men seated round a hearth after dinner
Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Creator: Joseph SwainSkating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857
Very Polite: The Party on the Grey, having invited some Strangers to Lunch, shows them the Nearest Way (by half a mile) to his House, 1856
Foxhunters Regaling in the Present "Degenerate" Days - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Men can now dine and return to the drawing-room; and, with such temptations as Mr
Foxhunters Regaling in the "Good" Old Times - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Men can now dine and return to the drawing-room; and, with such temptations as Mr
Very Fond of It - drawn by John Leech, 1854. Creator: Joseph SwainVery Fond of It - drawn by John Leech, 1854. Horse-riding in the snow. From "Illustrated London News", 1854
The Major's Daughter, 1862. Creator: Joseph SwainThe Major's Daughter, 1862
A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph SwainA Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870
The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a WeekThe Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for " Once a Week, " August 16, 1862), 1862
Count Burckhardt (for "Once a Week, "September 27, 1862), 1862Count Burckhardt (for " Once a Week, " September 27, 1862), 1862. The ballad Burckhardt von Keller tells of a count bewitched, leaving his bethrothed to wonder what has befallen him
The Majors Daughter (for "Once a Week, "June 21, 1862), 1862The Majors Daughter (for " Once a Week, " June 21, 1862), 1862. Story of Clara Vinrace, a young English woman who joins her parents in India and falls in love with an older man
The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week, "July 26, 1862), 1862The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for " Once a Week, " July 26, 1862), 1862. Concerning the flight of the Lancashire weavers
The Relief Fund in Lancashire, The Majors Daughter, The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and Count Burkhardt (for " Once a Week" ), 1862
The Majors Daughter: Clara Vinraces Farewell to her Father, 1862
The Irish Frankenstein, 1882. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Irish Frankenstein, 1882
An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Artist: Joseph SwainAn Ugly Rush!, 1870. Womans Vote Bill
Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. Artist: Joseph SwainSave Me from my Friends!, 1878. The Ameer of Afghanistan stands between the Russian bear, jaws dripping with saliva, and the British lion with teeth bared
The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Divided Skirt, 1886. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone. Now 76 years of age, and in his third term in office, Gladstone was undoubtedly the grandee of the Commons
Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Artist: Joseph SwainBalfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888
The Schoolmaster of the Future, 1887. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Schoolmaster of the Future, 1887. The British workman has come into school to take the boy away in order to teach him a trade that will be more useful to him in life than Trigonometry or Geology
The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Wind and the Sun, 1886. Irish Discontent in the sunlight of the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone
The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone
A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph SwainA New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Irish Devil-Fish, 1881
Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer and this cartoon shows him in a chefs outfit feeding his dog from the bowl of surplus
Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph SwainGreat Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Watched by a baleful Disraeli, Leader of the Conservative opposition, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, hands a puzzled yokel his franchise
Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. Artist: Joseph SwainFeline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. The Russian Bear is shackled in the background as the Persian Pussycat cuddles up to the great British Lion
The Imperial Witches, 1872. Artist: Joseph SwainThe Imperial Witches, 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia
Out of the Bag!, 1871. Artist: Joseph SwainOut of the Bag!, 1871. The cat is let out of the bag
Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875. Artist: Joseph SwainMose in Egitto !!!, 1875.The Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, holds the key to India. This relates to the purchase by Britains government of the Suez Canal shares
Loss and Gain, 1875. Artist: Joseph SwainLoss and Gain, 1875. John Bull, the representative of the British people, stands with Mr Punch on the coast of Ireland and looks into the gloom
An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph SwainAn Unexpected Cut, 1874
London Bridge (new), London, 1872. Artist: Joseph SwainView of London Bridge, London in 1872, looking south. The bridge is crammed with a variety of horse drawn vehicles ranging from an omnibus, carts and carriages
Funeral of Eyre, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainFuneral of Eyre, c1880. Episode of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
Teheran, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainTeheran, c1880. Episode of the Indian Rebellion (1857). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
Pagodas, near Pegu, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainPagodas, near Pegu, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852-1853). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant
Ticonderoga Fort, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainTiconderoga Fort, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
Exeter, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainExeter, c1880. Episode from the Exeter Conspiracy (1538).From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]
Fight at Abracrampa, 1880. Artist: Joseph SwainFight at Abracrampa, c1880. Episode of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant
Looting the Emperors Palace, c1880. Artist: Joseph SwainLooting the Emperors Palace, c1880. Episode of the Second Opium War (1856-1860). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant