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Cartoons have long been a powerful medium for social and political commentary, using humor and satire to convey important messages

Background imageCartoon Collection: Two Jubilees - a Harmony in Black and White, 1888

Two Jubilees - a Harmony in Black and White, 1888. The Pope paid a visit to Queen Victoria at the beginning of 1888. Dressed in white, he was in contrast to Her Majesty who

Background imageCartoon 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

Background imageCartoon Collection: To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869

To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869. A cartoon depicting the joys of country life and clean living. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 1, 1869

Background imageCartoon Collection: Green Shelby Cobra Roadster

Green Shelby Cobra Roadster
A vector illustration of a classic Shelby Cobra Roadster. Saved in layers for easy editing

Background imageCartoon Collection: Illustration, smiling pig standing, side view

Illustration, smiling pig standing, side view

Background imageCartoon Collection: Cartoon, smiling ginger Cat (Felis sylvestris catus) with blue collar, sitting with tail curled up

Cartoon, smiling ginger Cat (Felis sylvestris catus) with blue collar, sitting with tail curled up

Background imageCartoon Collection: CARTOON: NAPOLEON, c1807. The Imperial Embrace on the Raft or Boneys New Drop

CARTOON: NAPOLEON, c1807. The Imperial Embrace on the Raft or Boneys New Drop. Drawing by Charles Williams, c1807

Background imageCartoon Collection: BROBDINGNAG & GULLIVER. The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Satirical etching

BROBDINGNAG & GULLIVER. The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Satirical etching, 1803, by James Gillray, showing George III with Napoleon

Background imageCartoon Collection: Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Paine, holding the scroll Rights of Man

Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Paine, holding the scroll Rights of Man
THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Paine, holding the scroll Rights of Man, defending measures taken in revolutionary France

Background imageCartoon Collection: The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts

The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts succession to
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1901. The Rough Rider. An English cartoon tribute by Bernard Partridge published on Theodore Roosevelts succession to the presidency in 1901

Background imageCartoon Collection: CARTOON: ELECTION OF 1864. A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the railsplitter

CARTOON: ELECTION OF 1864. A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the railsplitter and Little Mac the gunboat general

Background imageCartoon Collection: THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer

THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Fashion before Ease; or A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastic Form. English cartoon, 1793

Background imageCartoon Collection: Pirates treasure map, artwork

Pirates treasure map, artwork

Background imageCartoon Collection: John Maynard Smith, caricature

John Maynard Smith, caricature
John Maynard Smith (1920-2004). Caricature of the British biologist John Maynard Smith. Maynard Smith studied engineering at Cambridge

Background imageCartoon Collection: 1890 Punch Cartoon Othaniel Marsh

1890 Punch Cartoon Othaniel Marsh
Cartoon from Punch September 13th 1890. Shows Professor Othniel Marsh standing atop a triceratops skull, with some of his famous discoveries before him

Background imageCartoon Collection: 1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon 1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon

1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon 1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon
From Punch 41 (1861) page 34, July. " The age of the comet ascertained to a nicety. The antediluvians recognise an old acquantance of A.M. 1372"

Background imageCartoon Collection: NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, 1861. The 7th Regiment of New York volunteers marching on Broadway on their

NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, 1861. The 7th Regiment of New York volunteers marching on Broadway on their way to the Pennsylvania Station and on to Washington, D.C

Background imageCartoon Collection: Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868

Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868
Reconstruction depicted as equal rights reform, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Background imageCartoon Collection: What do you think of the expedition? from Metamorphoses of the Day, 1829

What do you think of the expedition? from Metamorphoses of the Day, 1829

Background imageCartoon Collection: The Old Woman of Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist: Standidge & Co

The Old Woman of Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist: Standidge & Co
The Old Woman of Threadneedle Street, 1826. This is probably a protest against the Act restricting the issue of small notes by the Bank of England in 1826

Background imageCartoon Collection: The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist

The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist
The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Two designs side by side. On the left is the exterior of a pawnshop (representing the Bank of England) and on the right is the interior

Background imageCartoon Collection: Brixton purgatory, 1822

Brixton purgatory, 1822. Prisoners Theodore Hook, William Cobbett, Henry Hunt and Thomas Wooler on the treadmill at Brixton Prison

Background imageCartoon Collection: Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
Swearing at Highgate, 1796. A scene outside the Horns Tavern. A portly man is taking an oath before the innkeeper while another man holds a pair of antlers over his head

Background imageCartoon Collection: A common council beast, returning from a turtle feast, c1775

A common council beast, returning from a turtle feast, c1775. A drunken common councilman is escorted home by two watchmen

Background imageCartoon Collection: A Wellington Boot- or the Head of the Armye, 19th century

A Wellington Boot- or the Head of the Armye, 19th century. A satirical political cartoon of the Duke of Wellington. Wellington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1827

Background imageCartoon Collection: St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank

St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Background imageCartoon Collection: City Justice, 1880. Artist: Spy

City Justice, 1880. Artist: Spy
City Justice, 1880. Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden, British banker, politician and magistrate. Carden (1801-1888) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1857-1858

Background imageCartoon Collection: Cattistock, 1899. Artist: CG

Cattistock, 1899. Artist: CG
Cattistock, 1899. John Hargreaves on horseback in hunting clothes. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 30th March 1899

Background imageCartoon Collection: The General, 1881. Artist: Spy

The General, 1881. Artist: Spy
The General, 1881. Mourdaunt Fenwick Bisset MP. Bisset served as Conservative MP for West Somerset from 1880-1884. He was Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds from 1855 until 1881

Background imageCartoon Collection: Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy

Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy
Bobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33

Background imageCartoon 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 imageCartoon 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 imageCartoon Collection: Cartoon showing the candidates in the 1874 General election

Cartoon showing the candidates in the 1874 General election
John Arthur Roebuck (1802 - 1879), Liberal MP for Sheffield from 1849 until his death in 1879; Anthony John Mundella (1825 - 1897), Liberal MP for Sheffield, 1868 - 1885

Background imageCartoon Collection: THEODOR REIK (1888-1969). Austrian psychoanalyst

THEODOR REIK (1888-1969). Austrian psychoanalyst. Caricature drawn by Robert Bereny at the Eighth International Psychoanalytical Congress at Salzburg, Austria, in April 1924

Background imageCartoon Collection: JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900). English caricature lithograph, 1872, by Adriano Cecioni

JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900). English caricature lithograph, 1872, by Adriano Cecioni

Background imageCartoon Collection: BENJAMIN JOWETT (1817-93). English scholar. Caricature lithograph, 1876, by Spy

BENJAMIN JOWETT (1817-93). English scholar. Caricature lithograph, 1876, by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward)

Background imageCartoon Collection: WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE (1848-1915). English cricketer. Caricature lithograph, 1877

WILLIAM GILBERT GRACE (1848-1915). English cricketer. Caricature lithograph, 1877, by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward)

Background imageCartoon Collection: A Sawrian: cartoon on Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) the English geologist who discovered a suarian

A Sawrian: cartoon on Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) the English geologist who discovered a suarian, the Iguanodon, near Cuckfield, Sussex in 1820, and deduced from the teeth that it was a herbivore

Background imageCartoon Collection: Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

Background imageCartoon Collection: George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828-1882)

George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828-1882), British aristocrat, succeeded to his title in 1861. Sutherland finishing a marathon railway journey in America

Background imageCartoon Collection: Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1871

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1871. Darwin (1809-1882) was employed as naturalist on HMS Beagle from 1831-1836. He first made his name as a geologist

Background imageCartoon Collection: Alexandre Dumas the Elder (1802-1870) French novelst and playwright. Cartoon by Andre Gill

Alexandre Dumas the Elder (1802-1870) French novelst and playwright. Cartoon by Andre Gill, 1866, showing Dumas dressed as a Musketeer

Background imageCartoon Collection: MAINE: WOMENs SUFFRAGE. Tomorrows the Day. Women listening at the door as the Maine State

MAINE: WOMENs SUFFRAGE. Tomorrows the Day. Women listening at the door as the Maine State Legislature votes on an act to grant women the right to vote for presidential electors

Background imageCartoon Collection: CONGRESSIONAL PUGILISTS. American cartoon, 1798, engraving on the fight in Congress between Roger

CONGRESSIONAL PUGILISTS. American cartoon, 1798, engraving on the fight in Congress between Roger Griswold (wielding cane) and Matthew Lyon, the most notable victim of the Sedition Act of 1798

Background imageCartoon Collection: Alfred Austin (1835-1913) British poet laureate from 1896. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne

Alfred Austin (1835-1913) British poet laureate from 1896. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) in the Fancy Portraits series in Punch, London, 3 March 1883

Background imageCartoon Collection: Tintin and Snowy comic characters appearing on the former headquarters of Tintin publisher

Tintin and Snowy comic characters appearing on the former headquarters of Tintin publisher Le Lombard, close to the Gare du Midi, Brussels, Belgium

Background imageCartoon Collection: Shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand

Shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - toddler raincoat with stripes and cute cartoon animal picture bands Date: circa 1967

Background imageCartoon Collection: Naruto back

Naruto back
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Cartoons have long been a powerful medium for social and political commentary, using humor and satire to convey important messages. From the early 19th century to the present day, these illustrations have captured significant moments in history and exposed societal issues. In 1911, an American Socialist poster depicted the capitalist pyramid, highlighting the unequal distribution of wealth in society. This thought-provoking image aimed to raise awareness about economic disparities and advocate for a more equitable system. Another notable cartoon from 1802 by James Gillray satirized Edward Jenner's vaccination efforts against smallpox. Titled "The Cow-Pock, " it cleverly criticized Jenner's controversial method while shedding light on public skepticism towards medical advancements. In 1805, Gillray created another iconic piece titled "The Plumb-pudding in danger, " mocking Napoleon Bonaparte's peace overture with British Prime Minister William Pitt. The cartoon portrayed both leaders carving up the world like a meal, symbolizing their hunger for power during times of conflict. During the mid-19th century, cartoons were also used as a means to address environmental concerns. An 1866 illustration called "Deaths Dispensary" highlighted water pollution as a source of disease, emphasizing the need for clean water sources and proper sanitation practices. Punch magazine contributed its fair share of memorable cartoons too. In 1855, they published an amusing depiction featuring dinosaurs roaming around London's Crystal Palace exhibition—an imaginative blend of science fiction and humor that captivated readers at that time. Moving forward to World War II era propaganda posters; one lithograph from around 1943 featured Potato Pete urging people to join him in attacking enemies—a playful yet persuasive way to encourage support for war efforts through relatable characters. Imperialism was also critiqued through cartoons such as an American illustration from 1882 named "The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters.