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Joseph Swain Collection

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Conservative Programme, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Conservative Programme, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A Railway Revolution, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

A Railway Revolution, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Railway Revolution, 1874. A large lady seeks advice from the Railway guard at St Pancras. From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 10, 1874

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Happy Hampstead!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Happy Hampstead!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Happy 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 Swain
The Fancy Dress Ball, 1880. 'Julia to her Bosom Friend Isabel

Dr. Godwin, 1880. Creator: Joseph Swain
Dr. 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 Swain
Games 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 Swain
Parliamentary 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 Swain
The 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 Swain
Miss Tabitha Monckton, 1880

The Family Solicitor, 1880. Creator: Joseph Swain
The 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 Swain
The Earl of Rackland, 1880

A Christmas Medley, by F. Barnard, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain
A Christmas Medley, by F. Barnard, 1872

Christmas Bells, drawn by Lorenz Frölich, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain
Christmas 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 Swain
The 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 Theatre
Miss Ellen Terry as Portia, in "The Merchant of Venice" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1880. London stage production

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The last croquet game of the season, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain

The last croquet game of the season, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A City church congregation, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain

A City church congregation, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain
A City church congregation, 1872....it would not be difficult to find places of worship...between St

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: At Lord's Cricket-Ground: the Eton and Harrow match, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain

At Lord's Cricket-Ground: the Eton and Harrow match, 1872. Creator: Joseph Swain
At Lord's Cricket-Ground: the Eton and Harrow match, 1872

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Derby Day: early morning on Epsom Downs, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

The Derby Day: early morning on Epsom Downs, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Derby Day: early morning on Epsom Downs, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The French Siege of Paris: a call upon the Little Sisters of the Poor

The French Siege of Paris: a call upon the Little Sisters of the Poor, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Book of Fate: a sketch at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

The Book of Fate: a sketch at the Royal Academy of Arts, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Book of Fate: a sketch at the Royal Academy of Arts, [London], 1871. Artists wating to find out the decision of the selection committee

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Returning from the pantomime - the last train, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

Returning from the pantomime - the last train, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
Returning from the pantomime - the last train, [London], 1871....it is a very serious business to take the children safely home

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Cheering popular members of the National Assembly in the streets at Bordeaux

Cheering popular members of the National Assembly in the streets at Bordeaux, 1871. Franco-Prussian War

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: New wars and old warriors: a sketch in Chelsea Hospital, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

New wars and old warriors: a sketch in Chelsea Hospital, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
New wars and old warriors: a sketch in Chelsea Hospital, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Retreat of the French Army of the Loire, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

Retreat of the French Army of the Loire, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
Retreat of the French Army of the Loire, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Highland Deerstalking: 'By George! Missed Again', 1871. Creator: William Ralston

Highland Deerstalking: "By George! Missed Again", 1871. Creator: William Ralston
Highland Deerstalking: "By George! Missed Again", 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A Highland shelter in a storm, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

A Highland shelter in a storm, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
A Highland shelter in a storm, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: In the Highlands, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

In the Highlands, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
In the Highlands, 1871. Travelling to Scotland for the shooting season

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: On the Kursaal Terrace, Hombourg-es-Monts, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

On the Kursaal Terrace, Hombourg-es-Monts, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
On the Kursaal Terrace, Hombourg-es-Monts, Germany, 1871. Visitors in...a place of fashionable resort named Hombourg, ...now part of the kingdom of Prussia

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain

A winter evening in the Bavarian Tyrol, 1871. Creator: Joseph Swain
A 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Festival of the Presepe, in the Ara Coeli Church

Festival of the Presepe, in the Ara Coeli Church, at the Capitol, Rome, 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Story of Sedan: 'Fighting his Battles o'er Again'

The Story of Sedan: "Fighting his Battles o'er Again", 1871

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain

The Guards Band in St. James's Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Guards Band in St

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: 'The House on Fire on Christmas Eve'

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. You had better ride on, for you get nothing in my house, Mr. Twister!'

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: 'The Font and the Flowers' - drawn by J

"The Font and the Flowers" - drawn by J. Leech, 1860. People decorating a church. Illustration to a short story. From "Illustrated London News", 1860

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Mr. Compton, of the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Mr. Compton, of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, as "Touchstone", 1857. Portrait from a photograph by Mayall

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Wedding Ring - a Ghost Story for Christmas and his Twelve Days

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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Creator: Joseph Swain

Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Creator: Joseph Swain
Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Very Polite: The Party on the Grey

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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Foxhunters Regaling in the Present 'Degenerate' Days - drawn by John Leech

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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Foxhunters Regaling in the 'Good' Old Times - drawn by John Leech

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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Very Fond of It - drawn by John Leech, 1854. Creator: Joseph Swain

Very Fond of It - drawn by John Leech, 1854. Creator: Joseph Swain
Very Fond of It - drawn by John Leech, 1854. Horse-riding in the snow. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Major's Daughter, 1862. Creator: Joseph Swain

The Major's Daughter, 1862. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Major's Daughter, 1862

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain

A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for 'Once a Week

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a Week
The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for " Once a Week, " August 16, 1862), 1862

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Count Burckhardt (for 'Once a Week, 'September 27, 1862), 1862

Count Burckhardt (for "Once a Week, "September 27, 1862), 1862
Count 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Majors Daughter (for 'Once a Week, 'June 21, 1862), 1862

The Majors Daughter (for "Once a Week, "June 21, 1862), 1862
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for 'Once a Week, 'July 26, 1862), 1862

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week, "July 26, 1862), 1862
The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for " Once a Week, " July 26, 1862), 1862. Concerning the flight of the Lancashire weavers

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Relief Fund in Lancashire, The Majors Daughter, The Morning Before the Massacre of

The Relief Fund in Lancashire, The Majors Daughter, The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and Count Burkhardt (for " Once a Week" ), 1862

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Majors Daughter: Clara Vinraces Farewell to her Father, 1862

The Majors Daughter: Clara Vinraces Farewell to her Father, 1862

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Irish Frankenstein, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Irish Frankenstein, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Frankenstein, 1882

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain

An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Womans Vote Bill

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain

Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Save 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain

Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Schoolmaster of the Future, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Schoolmaster of the Future, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Irish Discontent in the sunlight of the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain

A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain

Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Watched by a baleful Disraeli, Leader of the Conservative opposition, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, hands a puzzled yokel his franchise

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain

Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Feline 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: The Imperial Witches, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Imperial Witches, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Imperial Witches, 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Out of the Bag!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain

Out of the Bag!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Out of the Bag!, 1871. The cat is let out of the bag

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Mose in Egitto !!!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mose 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Loss and Gain, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Loss and Gain, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Loss 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain

An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unexpected Cut, 1874

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: London Bridge (new), London, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

London Bridge (new), London, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
View 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

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Funeral of Eyre, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Funeral of Eyre, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Funeral 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]

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Teheran, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Teheran, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Teheran, 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]

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Pagodas, near Pegu, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Pagodas, near Pegu, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Pagodas, near Pegu, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852-1853). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Ticonderoga Fort, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Ticonderoga Fort, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Ticonderoga Fort, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Exeter, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Exeter, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Exeter, 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]

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Fight at Abracrampa, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Fight at Abracrampa, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Fight at Abracrampa, c1880. Episode of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Background imageJoseph Swain Collection: Looting the Emperors Palace, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Looting the Emperors Palace, c1880. Artist: Joseph Swain
Looting the Emperors Palace, c1880. Episode of the Second Opium War (1856-1860). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant



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