Lampoon Collection

Man riding on a steam rocket
The Flight of Intellect. A comic image of a thin man riding on a steam rocket, with his top hat flying off behind him. Portrait of Mr Golightly experimenting on Mess Quick & Speeds new patent high

The Vindication of Christmas, 1653 (woodcut and letterpress)
XJF488981 The Vindication of Christmas, 1653 (woodcut and letterpress) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal as an Ogre
O!. Stephanus Johannes Paulus ( Paul ) Kruger, State President of the South African Republic (Transvaal) (1825-1905) - as an Ogre causing nightmares for various British Politicians of the day

Folk song, pamphlet, 16th Century
UIG5414765 Folk song, pamphlet, 16th Century; UIG.

Skegness is SO bracing - McGill parody of Hassall poster
Skegness is SO bracing - A Donald McGill parody of the famous Jolly Fisherman poster created by artist John Hassall in 1908 for the Great Northern Railway (GNR)

Timothy Michael Healey - Irish Nationalist Politician
Strong T. Timothy Michael Healey (1855-1931), an Irish Nationalist Politician and British MP. Date: 1900

The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi)
L Dorado. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi) (1835-1908) causing trouble for a (representation of) the Chinese Emperor. Date: 1900

Public Reading at the Cafe de Levante in Madrid
Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807-1845). Spanish painter. Public Reading at the Cafe de Levante in Madrid, circa 1825-1845. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Project to erect a statue in honour of Macadam on the Boulevard des Italiens, Paris (colour litho)
CHT293223 Project to erect a statue in honour of Macadam on the Boulevard des Italiens, Paris (colour litho) by Cham (Amedee Charles Henri de Noe) (1818-79); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

General Andre, French Minister for War, caricature from L Assiette au Beurre, 12 July, 1902 (colour litho)
XIR411556 General Andre, French Minister for War, caricature from L Assiette au Beurre, 12 July, 1902 (colour litho) by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); Musee de La Presse, Paris

Full Dress for... 1828. Dedicated to the Feather d Race, pub
872460 Full Dress for A...1828. Dedicated to the Feather d Race, pub. London, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School

Title Page for Women Will Have their Will: or Give Christmas his Due
488985 Title Page for Women Will Have their Will: or Give Christmas his Due, published 1648 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); British Museum, London

Full Dress for _ 1828 - Dedicated to the Feathered Race, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
740548 Full Dress for _ 1828 - Dedicated to the Feathered Race, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emile Zola - French Author
All Z - and Done. Emile Zola (1840-1902) - French Author, plunging Mercier, Baurepaire, Gonse, Zurlinden, Esterhazy and Paty into a pot/inkwell labelled Laboritory. Date: 1900

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Ode of V. George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) Viceroy of India - Arrogant, inflexible and was socially famous for his pronouncement that " Ladies do not move"

George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen - Chancellor
The Augmentative Y. George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (1831-1907) - Financier and then Director of the Bank of England and later Chancellor of the Exchequer (1887-92). Date: 1900

Joseph Hodges Choate - American Ambassador to the UK
His X cellency. Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) - The American Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1899-1905) - very popular

First Viscount Wolseley and George Wyndham
Ws. Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, First Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913) issues orders to George Wyndham (1863-1913), former soldier, Politician and author. Date: 1900

Leonard Henry Courtney - Radical British Politician
U=Nivocal. Leonard Henry Courtney (1832-1913) - Radical British Politician and exponent of Proportional Representation and Critic of Imperial Expansion. Date: 1900

William Thomas Stead - Newspaper editor and Peace campaigner
A Pushing Stead. William Thomas Stead (18491912) - English newspaper editor who, pioneer of investigative journalism and peace campaigner. Died in the sinking of the Titanic

3rd Marquess of Salisbury - British Prime Minister
The Marks. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903) - British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years. Date: 1900

Joseph Parker, Congregational Minister
Parkers Peace. Joseph Parker (1830-1902), Congregational Minister railing against the horror of the Turk (Sultan Abdul Hamid II). Date: 1900

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
The M Pyrean. John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn (18381923) - British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Date: 1900

Sir John Voce Moore leading Joseph Chamberlain
A Couple of Js. Serjeant-at-Arms Sir John Voce Moore (18261904), English businessman and Lord Mayor of London (1898) leading Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) into the House of Commons. Date: 1900

1st Earl Kitchener and Rudyard Kipling
K, k. Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916) and Joseph Rudyard Kipling, British author (1865-1936). Date: 1900

German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Top G. German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) as a boorish Struwwelpeter with beer and flag in hand... Date: 1900

Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Aspiring H. Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1892-1895) - seated by the bedside of the church - bearing medicine for Bishops. Date: 1900

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn
Capital F. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn (1837-1916), British Conservative politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1885-1886 and 1895-1902) Date: 1900

The Earl of Halsbury - Lord Chancellor
The Early E. Hardinge Stanley Giffard, The Earl of Halsbury (1823-1921) - Three times Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Date: 1900

Sir Edward George Clarke and Joseph Chamberlain
A Queer C. Sir Edward George Clarke (1841-1931), British Statesman and Lawyer and (in background, shooting) Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). Date: 1900

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
The Big D. Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908). Date: 1900

Roberts, Buller and Beresford
Busy Bs. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1913), Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908) and William Leslie Beresford (1846-1918), British Naval Officer. Date: 1900

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl Balfour
The Indefinite Article - Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl Balfour (1848-1930) - Prime Minister (1902-05). Date: 1900

Cartoon depicting General Andrew Jackson as King Andrew the First, 1832 (litho)
PNP256371 Cartoon depicting General Andrew Jackson as King Andrew the First, 1832 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coalition of the Kings or Crowned Brigands against the French Republic
CHT441015 Coalition of the Kings or Crowned Brigands against the French Republic, 1794 (coloured engraving) by French School

La Poule. Quadrille - Evening Fashions, Dedicated to the HEADS of the Nation
740542 La Poule. Quadrille - Evening Fashions, Dedicated to the HEADS of the Nation, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Heath

Morning Noon Night, c. 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
740525 Morning Noon Night, c.1828 (hand-coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published by Thomas McLean)

Caricature ridiculing the introduction of railways, especially Stephensons
KDC384176 Caricature ridiculing the introduction of railways, especially Stephensons Rocket (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Petit Coblentz, Boulevard de Grand sous le Directoire, engraved by Eugene Loizelet
3090257 Le Petit Coblentz, Boulevard de Grand sous le Directoire, engraved by Eugene Loizelet, pub. 1978 (hand coloured engraving) by Isabey

Much Ado About Nothing !!!, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
740545 Much Ado About Nothing !!!, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Full Dress for _ 1828 - Dedicated to the Feathered Race, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving)
740544 Full Dress for _ 1828 - Dedicated to the Feathered Race, 1828 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nothing Extenuate nor aught set down in Malice, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving)
740546 Nothing Extenuate nor aught set down in Malice, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caricature on the construction of the Panama Canal and the media coverage surrounding it
CHT307407 Caricature on the construction of the Panama Canal and the media coverage surrounding it, cover of L Actualite magazine, 9th March 1902 (colour litho) by Henriot

WW1 - What did you do in the Great War, Daddy?
Child: " And is the War really over, Daddy? Father: " Practically, My Boy." Child: " Then may I ask you a question about it which I couldn t ask till it WAS over

The Country House Season 1915 by Charles Robinson, WW1
House party at Castle Bareacres coming down to dinner during the munitions season. A pastiche on the traditional, upper class house party of the pre-war era

WWII - Mussolini slips up invading Greece - First Day Cover. A nice pun on Greece and Grease. Date: 1941

Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828

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"Lampoon: A Whimsical Journey Through History and Satire" Step right up and witness the daring spectacle of a man riding on a steam rocket, defying gravity with each exhilarating leap into the unknown. This is just one of the many outrageous scenes that unfold in the world of lampoon. In "The Vindication of Christmas, 1653, " a woodcut and letterpress masterpiece transports us to an era when festivities were suppressed but not forgotten. The lampoon captures the spirit of rebellion against those who sought to extinguish joy. Behold Paul Kruger, State President of Transvaal transformed into an ogre. With biting wit and artistic flair, this lampoon exposes political figures as grotesque creatures lurking in positions of power. At the Cafe de Levante in Madrid, laughter echoes through the air as patrons indulge in a public reading, and are shared like secrets, poking fun at societal norms while providing much-needed comic relief. A comic postcard by Lance Thackeray depicts passive resistance with clever humor. It reminds us that even in times of struggle, satire can be a powerful weapon against oppression. Timothy Michael Healey emerges as an Irish Nationalist Politician whose actions become fodder for lampoons. These satirical depictions serve as reminders that no one is immune to scrutiny or jest. Enter the realm of royalty where The Empress Dowager Cixi reigns supreme. Through lampoons, her grandeur is stripped away to reveal flaws and vulnerabilities hidden beneath her regal facade. As World War I rages on, fathers return home from battle only to face questions from their innocent children - "What did you do in the Great War?" Lampoons capture both heartache and absurdity amidst this global conflict's chaos. Amidst war-torn landscapes during Country House Season 1915 by Charles Robinson, WW1 becomes fertile ground for satire.