Rare BRITISH '97 Cartoon LORD LAWRENCE India Plague UPRISING Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Description: British Punch magazine -- from 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for historians. Illustrator: John Tenniel (illustrator of Alice in Wonderland and a prolific illustrator for Punch), from British Punch humor/satire magazine, July 17, 1897, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: excellent -- very minor foxing, o/w bright and clean, no handling wear, page lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank. UNREST: 1857-1897Shade of Lord Lawrence: “I don’t like the look of him. Hope they understand him better now than they did in my time.”--Keywords: Chapeker brothers, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Hindu revolution, Bombay Plague Committee, censorship, Tribal uprising -John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, (4 March 1811 – 27 June 1879), known as Sir John Lawrence, Bt., between 1858 and 1869, was an English-born Ulsterman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. In 1857 John Lawrence was in Rawalpindi when he received news of a sepoy uprising in Meerut.I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale; combine orders with no extra shipping fees. 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. QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

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Location: Milton, Vermont

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