Images Dated 1st August 2005 (page 12)

Swag!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Swag!, 1886. The Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Randolph Churchill is caught in the act of stealing Liberal policy documents by the former Prime Minister

The Latest Trick, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Russian in this cartoon is probably General Kaulbars, the agent left to manage Bulgarian affairs after the recent abdication of Prince Alexander

Our Medical Students, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our Medical Students, 1886. The developments in doctors training is illustrated in this cartoon. Major advances in medical technology and research had been made during the course of the century

High Jinks!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
High Jinks!, 1886. The Russian Bear can be seen dancing on Bulgarian soil, watched by Prince Bismarck of Germany and Britains representative of law and order, Policeman A1 John Bull

Dressing the Window, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Dressing the Window, 1886. The new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, decides upon the new shop window. He is being shown a bolt of Irish Policy by his young Chancellor of the Exchequer

Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Lord Randolph Churchill, the new Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, has found himself doing most of the work on the parliamentary ship

The Grand Young Man!!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Grand Young Man!!, 1886. Lord Randolph Churchill strikes a pose which mirrors the one of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, who appears in ghostly form in this cartoon

Cross-roads, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Cross-roads, 1886. The new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, pulls up at a crossroads. Two former Liberals, Lord Hartington, and, with the monocle

The Old Umbrella!!!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Old Umbrella!!!, 1886. This cartoon shows the former Prime Minister, William Gladstone. The Liberal Party had recently lost the General Election to the Conservatives, and their leader

The Finish, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Finish, 1886. This is a companion cartoon to The Start, published on 3rd July 1886. Lord Salisbury, the Leader in the Lords of the Conservative Party

Stay, Prithee, Stay!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Stay, Prithee, Stay!, 1886. Little Lord Randolph Churchill for the Conservatives, and Joseph Chamberlain for the Radical wing of the Liberals, beg Charles Parnell to keep his seat

Our (Very) Friendly Societies!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our (Very) Friendly Societies!, 1886. The representative of Britains honest and sober working-class is diligently posting his small savings into the door of the Cormorant Friendly Society

The Police (of the Future), 1886. Artist: Corbould
The Police (of the Future), 1886. This, according to Punch is what the appropriately equipped police officer will be wearing to go about his day to day duties

The Great Unemployed, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Great Unemployed, 1886. The Chief Commissioner of Police, Sir E Y Henderson, sits dozing in his chair, surrounded by papers detailing the minor events recently in the news

Sisters of Mersey, 1886. Sir E Watkin had proposed a scheme for a Channel Tunnel but this had not been accepted. This cartoon illustrates the newly constructed Mersey Tunnel that connected Liverpool

Distinguished Amateurs - The Hospital Nurse, 1886. Artist: George du Maurier
Distinguished Amateurs - The Hospital Nurse, 1886. A lady of imposing stature applies for a job. Despite the fact that training for nurses had been responsible for raising the profile of women in

An Unbeliever, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unbeliever, 1886. A policeman is reluctant to accept that the man he is trying to rouse has died on the streets of London. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 9, 1886

Is it Possible?, 1885. A solid and respectable city gent is amazed at the business affairs of his younger, slicker, colleague. From Punch, or the London Charivari, December 19, 1885

The Waits, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Waits, 1885. The shadowy figures drinking a toast are Lord Salisbury (right) and Lord Randolph Churchill. Outside are the Liberals Joseph Chamberlain, William Forster

How Shall We Three Meet Again?, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
How Shall We Three Meet Again?, 1885. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Lord Salisbury, and William Gladstone are represented in this cartoon

Not for Joe!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Not for Joe!, 1885. Mr George Goschen had been the Liberal governments President of the Poor Law Board. Here he is being wooed by Lord Randolph Churchill of the Conservative Party

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Vampire, 1885. A vampire bat hovers over a prone Hibernia. From Punch, or the London Charivari, From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 24, 1885

The Open Door!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Open Door!, 1885. Captain Moonlight, the representative of Irish anarchy, has his knife in his belt and his rifle in his hand as he steps through the open door

The Golf-Stream, 1885. A neat play on words as Punch illustrates the popularity of golf in Scotland as well as increasing meteorological knowledge

The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Turkey watches as the Treaty of Berlin hatches to reveal a chick with Roumelia and Bulgaria on each wing

The Political Polo Match, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Political Polo Match, 1885. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, from the Radical group within the Liberal Party, and the Conservative Lord Randolph Churchill, battle it out on the polo field

The Irrepressible Tourist, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
This is a cartoon of Germanys Prince Bismarck. He is surrounded by maps of all different places. Bismarcks Colonial Policy had caused concern with Germany acquiring possessions in the Cameroons

With the Stream, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
With the Stream, 1885. The cartoon depicts the new Conservative administration rowing in the Liberal stream towards a General Election

An Extra Liberal Dose, 1885. The Conservative, Arthur Balfour, offers a pauper a tonic that he has prepared. In the background

Going to the Country, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Going to the Country, 1885. This cartoon depicts the Liberals former Prime Minister, William Gladstone, coming in at the door. Inside, Lord Salisbury is the new Conservative Prime Minister

The New Captain, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mr John Bull, the representative of the British people, is on a boat being sailed by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury

Fresh Paint!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Fresh Paint!, 1885. This cartoon depicts Britannia, holding the olive branch of peace, being touched-up by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury

The Budget Stakes, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Budget Stakes, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also doubled in his cabinet as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This cartoon relates to his 1885 Budget

Launce and his Dog, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Launce and his Dog, 1885. The little dog is Lord Randolph Churchill, the Conservative head of a group known as the Fourth Party

Our Protean Premier!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our Protean Premier!, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is the Angel of Peace. War had recently broken out between Russia and Afghanistan

The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister appears here in the guise of Mrs Gummidge. A portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, is hanging on the wall

Only His Play, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Only His Play, 1885. The British Lion and the Indian Tiger watch in consternation as the Russian Bear attacks the Afghan wolves

Beauty and the Beast, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Beauty and the Beast, 1885. The Russian Bear is seen making up to Beauty, alias the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone. Recently, Russia had been seen advancing upon the Afghan holding of Penjdeh

No You Don t!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
No You Don t!, 1885. The British Lion warns the Russian Bear not to cross over into Afghanistan, seen in the distance in this cartoon

My Boys!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
My Boys!, 1885. The British Lion watches with pride the young troops sent to help Britain by Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Too Late!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Too Late!, 1885. Britannia mourns the loss of General Gordon. When trouble started to loom in Egypt, the British government sent one of the countrys finest soldiers to sort the matter out

His First!, 1885. Following Irish campaigns of violence, security at public buildings was tight and, in this cartoon, a suspicious policeman questions a barrister carrying his brief

Evicted, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Evicted, 1884. An MP wonders what he will do with himself now his seat has fallen into the redistribution trap. The Redistribution Bill was a companion to the Franchise Bill

Bill The Giant-killer, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Bill The Giant-killer, 1884. Lord Salisbury, the Conservative Leader in the House of Lords, peers over the battlements at the Franchise Bill which, dressed as a herald, noisily demands entry

Tight and Needy, 1884. An illustration of a Spoonerism with an implicit moral judgment on the effects of alcohol. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 15, 1884

We Three!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
We Three, 1884. The Clown is Lord Randolph Churchill, the leader of a Conservative group known as the Fourth Party. He is sitting in between two Conservative grandees, the Leader in the Upper House

A Terrible Threat!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Terrible Threat!, 1884. The Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, is the elderly gentleman in a dressing-gown. He is being severe with a South African Boer soldier

The Three Emperors, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Three Emperors, 1884. Prince Bismarck is the puppet-master in this cartoon. The puppets are the Emperors of Austria, Germany and Russia who had met at Skiernievice in Russian Poland

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