Images Dated 1st August 2005 (page 2)

Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Balfours Irrepressible Donkey, 1888. Arthur James Balfour was the Chief Secretary for Ireland at the beginning of 1888 in Lord Salisburys Conservative administration.The cartoon is accompanied by a

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. On the other side, the wind comes from the Conservative Leader in the House of Lords

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

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

The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is depicted wrestling with the mighty octopus of the Irish Land League

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

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

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

Out of the Bag!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Out of the Bag!, 1871. The cat is let out of the bag. The Conservative leader of the opposition, Mr Disraeli, suggests that perhaps the Conservative statesmen, represented here by Lord Butterfingers

A Cool Customer. (1871?)
A Cool Customer, (1871?). A tailor welcomes his customer. The customer offers the tailor a choice of payment methods, none of which will result in the customers account being paid

An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Ugly Rush!, 1870. Womans Vote Bill. A stout John Bull, the representative of the British people or, in this case, British men

The Country in the Future, 1876. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
The Country in the Future, 1876. A gentleman who has retired to the country tells his city gentleman visitor about the peace and quiet of his new surroundings

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

An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unexpected Cut, 1874. With a felled tree entitled Irish Established Church behind him, Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition

Babes in the Wood, 1859. Napoleon III left the Regency of France in the hands of the Empress Eugenie and left Paris to join the Italian army. The Franco-Austrian war began on 26th April 1859

The French Porcupine, 1859. He may be an Inoffensive Animal, but he Don t Look like it. Relations between France and England had begun to cool recently

Hoard of silver & Arab coins from a Viking grave, Sweden, 10th century

Norse chessman (Warder: Castle: Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Norse chessman (Warder:Castle:Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Detail from a neck-yoke for horses, Sollested, Funen, Denmark, 10th century

Norse chessmen, from a Viking hoard, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Seahorse and Cupid on Dolphin mosaic, Fishbourne Roman Villa, Sussex

Cupid on Dolphin mosaic, Fishbourne Roman Villa, Sussex

Christian wallpainting, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent, c350

Detail of Floor mosaic showing Europa riding a bull, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent

Detail of Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic God Taranis, Danish, c100 BC

Detail from Gundestrup Cauldron, showing a Celtic bull sacrifice, Danish, c100 BC
Gundestrup Cauldron:Denmark:Celtic:bull sacrifice:c.100 BC

Detail from Gundestrup Cauldron, showing a Celtic sacrifice scene, Danish, c100 BC

Detail from Gundestrup Cauldron, showing a procession with trumpets, Danish, c100 BC

Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic Goddess with elephants, Danish, c100 BC

Detail from Gundestrup Cauldron, showing Warriors and horsemen, Danish, c100 BC

Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic Goddess with eagles, Danish, c100 BC

Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic God holding two men, Danish, c100 BC

Gundestrup Cauldron, showing Celtic God Taranis with Wheel, Danish, c100 BC

Gold bracteate, Germanic Iron Age, Denmark, c500

Gilt brooch, Germanic Iron Age, c500

Womans Grave, Himlingoje, Denmark, Iron Age, c200-400

Detail of bronze with Celtic head, Dejberg Cart, Denmark, c1st - 2nd century
Detail of bronze with Celtic head, Dejberg Cart, Denmark, c1st century

Detail of man with captive on Gallehus Horn, Danish

Detail of Horned figure on Gallehus Horn, Denmark

Bulls head with knobbed horns, Rynkeby Bog, Denmark, c4th century BC

Bronze bulls head from a cauldron, Rynkeby Bog, Denmark, c4th century BC

Celtic human head on Bronze cauldron, Rynkeby Bog, Denmark, 4th century BC

Celtic bronze & iron sword scabbard, North Italy, late 4th century BC

Celtic gold torc, Ersfield, Switzerland, 5th - 4th century BC
Celtic gold torc (Bird & Palmette motif), Ersfield, Switzerland, 5th - 4th century BC

Celtic bronze & iron Helmet, Canosa, Apulia, Italy, 6th - 3rd century BC

Celtic bronze harness mount (Horse head), Germany, 1st century

Celtic bronze belt-hook, Holzelsau, Unterinntal, Germany, 4th century BC

Celtic silver torc, Stuttgart, Germany, 2nd century BC

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