RARE 1872 British Colonialism - ANGO-AFGHAN WAR - Disraeli

Description: Illustration by John Tenniel, from British Punch magazine, original, not a modern reproduction, pulled from the December 7, 1872 issue. Condition: excellent -- still bright paper, clean; the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside is blank.NOUS AVONS CHANGE TOUT CELA! [We've changed all that!], “Hitherto the Ameer has been treated like a spoiled child”[Lord Beaconsfield in the debate on the Afghan War]+ Britannia, wearing a Union Jack apron, brandishes a bunch of twigs above her head, ready to beat the Ameer of Afghanistan who is holding two pistols. He is depicted in a rather xenophobic way as a cowering foreigner. The toy soldiers and a box of rifles he has been playing with lie on the ground, with a bear representing Russia. A quote below from Lord Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli) says that 'hitherto the Ameer has been treated like a spoiled child'. This refers to the fact that during the second Afghan War, British forces had advanced into Afghanistan and the Ameer fled from Kabul. + Sher Ali Khan (born 1825, Kabul? Afghanistan—died February 21, 1879, Mazar-e Sharif), emir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1879 who tried with only limited success to maintain his nation’s equilibrium in the great power struggles between Russia in the north and British India in the south. +The prominent appearance of Cabul (Kabul) at the top of the map indicates that the cartoon concerns financing the Afghan War. +The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. The war was part of the Great Game between the British and Russian empires.Over 4,500 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead of 'Buy now' then hit "send total" so I can adjust the invoice for shipping. WHAT IS PUNCH?Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.Sir John Tenniel (1820 –1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. Tenniel is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871).

Price: 17.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

End Time: 2024-11-07T21:51:04.000Z

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