Cartoons
by
Sir John Tenniel
May Day, Eighteen hundred and Fifty-one.
July, 1853.
The Bear and the Bees.—A New Version of an Old Story.
June, 1854.
What Nicholas heard in the Shell.
August, 1857.
The British Lion’s Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger.
February, 1859.
The Quaker and the Bauble.
“It is the Land which the territorial party represents in
Parliament.... That is the theory of the Constitution: Blackstone
says so. But it is a thing which is not likely to be respected much
longer, and it must go, even if involving the destruction of the
Constitution.”—Mr. Bright.
December, 1859.
John Bull Guards his Pudding.
January, 1860.
Dame Cobden’s New Pupil.
May, 1860.
Lyndhurst as Nestor rebukes the Chiefs.
November, 1860.
Right Leg in the Boot at last.
Garibaldi. “If it won’t go on, Sire, try a little more
powder.”
November, 1860.
New Elgin Marbles.
Elgin to Emperor. “Come, knuckle down! No cheating this
time!”
March, 1861.
“Beggar my Neighbour.”
Pam. “Is not your Majesty tired of this foolish game?”
April, 1861.
Papal Allocution.—Snuffing out Modern Civilisation.
November, 1861.
King Cotton Bound;
Or, The Modern Prometheus.
December, 1861.
Waiting for an Answer.
December, 1861.
Columbia’s Fix.
Columbia. “Which answer shall I send?”
May, 1862.
Peace.
Mr. Punch’s Design for a colossal Statue which ought to have
been placed in the International Exhibition.
June, 1862.
The “Sensation” Struggle in America.
June, 1863.
Britannia Discovering the Source of the Nile.
Britannia. “Aha, Mr. Nilus! So I’ve found you at last!”
March, 1863.
At Home and Abroad.
January, 1864.
Miranda and Prospero.
Miranda (Europe). “If by your art, my dearest Louis,
you have put the wild waters in this roar, allay them.”
January, 1864.
Shakspeare and the Pigmies.
September, 1864.
The American Juggernaut.
May, 1865.
Britannia Sympathises with Columbia.
September, 1866.
Vulcan’s Best Customer.
Peace. “Not much doing, I suppose, Mr. Vulcan?”
Vulcan. “Doing! Thanks to you, Miss, I’ve a’most more work than I can manage.”
February, 1867.
J. A. Roebuck. E. Horsman. T. Hughes. Lord Cranborne.
S. H. Walpole. Sir John Pakington. Lord Stanley. R. Lowe. J. S. Mill.
Lord John Russel. W. E. Gladstone. Earl of Derby. B. Disraeli. John Bright.
Gladiators preparing for the Arena.
September, 1870.
France, Sept. 4, 1870.
“Aux armes, Citoyens;
Formez vos bataillons!”
The “Marseillaise.”
July, 1870.
A Vision on the Way. “BEWARE!”
October, 1870.
Versailles, Oct. 5, 1870.
Ghost of Louis the Fourteenth (to Ghost
of Napoleon the First).
“Is this the end of ‘All the Glories?’”
July, 1871.
Ajax Defying the Lightning.
March, 1871.
“Væ Victis!”
Paris, March 1st, 1871.
December, 1871.
Suspense.
September, 1872.
The Loving Cup.
“In this we bury all unkindness!”—Shakspeare.
February, 1874.
Paradise and the Peri.
“Joy, joy for ever! My task is done—
The gates are passed, and Heaven is won!”
Lalla Rookh.
March, 1874.
Dearly Bought.
Sir Garnet. “It don’t look much, Madam, but it has cost good
money, and better lives.”
Britannia. “And but for you, Sir Garnet, might have cost more
of both!”
December, 1874.
The Damp Roman Candle.
Papa Pius. “But it won’t go off!”
December, 1875.
“Mosé in Egitto!!!”
June, 1875.
Waiting to be Won.
November, 1877.
Stuck in the Mud.
M. le Maréchal (loq.). “J’y suis! J’y reste!” (?)
August, 1878.
The “Pas de Deux!”
(From the “Scène de Triomphe” in the Grand Anglo-Turkish Ballet
d’Action.)
February, 1880.
Imperium et Libertas!
(Russ. Translation.)
May, 1881.
The School of Musketry.
Boer (to F. M. H. R. H. the Commander-in-Chief). “I
say, Dook! You don’t happen to want a practical ‘Musketry Instructor,’
do you?”
October, 1881.
A Common Sorrow.
August, 1881.
“Out of the Wood!”
December, 1882.
Change of Address.
“For Despatch of Business.”
Mr. Punch (to Themis). “Well, Madam, now that your New
Establishment is open, I trust the system you mean to adopt is—Low
Charges and no Delays.”
February, 1883.
On the Trail.
November, 1883.
Snubbed!
Mossoo (aside). “Ha!—with my hated Rival! Why was I so rude to
her?!”
April, 1884.
“Mirage.”
General Gordon.... “What is it that I seem to see
Across the sand waste? Is it the quick gleam
Of English steel, or but a desert-dream?
Help—or that last illusion of distress,
The mocking Mirage of the wilderness?”
May, 1884.
“Mrs. Micawber.”
Mrs. M. (hysterically). “I never will do it! It’s of no use asking me!
I never will desert Mr. Micawber!!”
David Copperfield.
January, 1885.
“Wait till the Clouds roll by!”
February, 1885.
“Too Late!”
April, 1885.
“Only his Play.” (!!!)
“The Russian Government hope that this unlucky incident may not prevent
the continuance of the negotiations. (Laughter.)”—Mr. Gladstone,
quoting M. de Giers.
May, 1885.
The Broken Covenant.
“We cannot close this book, and say we will look into it no more.”—Mr.
Gladstone’s Speech, April 27th.
May, 1885.
Our Protean Premier!
(As “The Angel of Peace,” in his Unrivalled Variety-and-Quick-Change
Entertainment.)
August, 1885.
The “Irrepressible” Tourist.
Bismarck. “H’m!—Ha!—Where shall I go next?”
December, 1885.
The Waits.
August, 1886.
The Grand Young Man!!
Shade of “Dizzy.” “Dear me! Quite reminds one of old times!!”
April, 1886.
Sink or Swim!!
June, 1886.
“1885.”
(A Playful Adaptation of Meissonier’s Famous Picture, “1814.”)
November, 1886.
The Tempter.
Spirit of Anarchy. “What! No work! Come and enlist with
me—I’ll find work for you!!”
April, 1887.
Salisbury Sisyphus.
“Unending task!” . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
“Swift roll the years, and still the ceaseless round,
The toilsome press up the precipitous ground,
The sullen slow ascent, the swift rebound!”
October, 1886.
“What of the Night?”
December, 1887.
“Quite English, you know.”
President Cleveland (to Columbia). “Will you allow me
to introduce this Young Lady?”
January, 1888.
Bear or Bug-bear?
“Thou com’st in such a questionable shape!”—Hamlet.
February, 1888.
In the Arena.
The “Parade” before the Conflict.
March, 1888.
Germany. March 9, 1888.
March, 1888.
Consol-ation;
Or, “A Fair Exchange no Robbery.”
Sweet Simplicity. “I am sorry to part with him!”
Shrewd but Seductive Shepherd. “Nay, dear Child! What though
this one be but indifferent fair to look on at present? He’ll last
longer—and you will learn to love him!!”
May, 1888.
“Panic amongst the Pigs!”
January, 1890.
Plain English!
John Bull. “Look here, my little Friend, I don’t want to hurt
your little feelings—but, come off that Flag!!!”
August, 1890.
From the Nile to the Neva.
Shade of Pharoah. “Forbear! That weapon always wounds the hand
that wields it.”
March, 1890.
Dropping the Pilot.
October, 1890.
The McGladstone!
“To land McGladstone lightly sprang,
And thrice aloud his bugle rang
With note prolong’d and varied strain,
Till bold Ben-Ghoil replied again.”
“Lora of the Isles.” Canto IV.
December, 1890.
“Separatists.”
Douglas . . . Mr. Gladstone. Marmion . . . Mr. Parnell.
Douglas. “The hand of Douglas is his own;
And never shall in friendly grasp
The hand of such as Marmion clasp!”—Marmion. Canto VI.
January, 1891.
Arbitration.
The Seal. “Belay, you two Johnnies!—avast quarrelling! Give me
a ‘Close-time,’ and leave the ‘Sea’ an open question.”
February, 1891.
“Retire!—What do You Think?”
February, 1891.
Coriolanus.
“Such a nature,
Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow
Which he treads on at noon.”—Coriolanus, Act I., Sc. 1.
March, 1891.
“Advance, Australia!”
British Lion. “Bravo, Boys!—Swing together!!”
July, 1891.
Mr. Punch’s Jubilee Pageant.
(As reflected in Punch’s Magic Mirror.)
September, 1891.
“Turning the Tables.”
October, 1891.
“What will he do with it?”
Starving Russian Peasant. “Is none of that for me,
‘Little Father’?”
October, 1891.
Trying it on!
Russia. “SS-S-T! (Whispers.) I want to speak to you, my dear!”
January, 1892.
The Coming of Ninety-Two
To the Modern Merlin, Mr. Punch.
“And down the wave, and in the flame was borne
A naked babe, and rode to Punch’s feet,
Who stoopt, and caught the babe, and cried, “The Year!
Here is an heir for Ninety-One!”—Adapted from Tennyson’s “Coming of Arthur.”
January, 1892.
“Short ’Anded.”
Mrs. Halsbury. “I tell you what it is, Mrs. Coley, Mum—if all
this ’ere dirty linen’s to be got through, we must ’ave ’ELP, Mum!!”
February, 1892.
The Attack on the “Capital.”
February, 1892.
“Her Majesty’s Servants.”
View of the Stage on the re-opening of the Theatre Royal Westminster.
March, 1892.
Younger than Ever!
The G.O.M. “Now then, Harcourt!—Tuck in your tuppenny!——Over!!”
April, 1892.
The Dynamite Dragon.
April, 1892.
The New “Queen of the May.”
June, 1892.
“When Greek meets Greek.”
April, 1893.
A Pilgrim’s Progress.
April, 1893.
Uncle Toby and Widow Wadman.
(Modern Ulster Version. After C. R. Leslie, R.A.’s celebrated picture.)
Mrs. Ulster. “Now, Mr. Bull, do you see any ‘green’
in my eye?”
May, 1893.
“The Minstrel Boy.”
Lord Salisbury (sings). “I’ll harp wild war, aye, from sea to sea,
Ere the Loyalists stoop to slavery!”
July, 1893.
“Father William.”
“You are old,” said the Youth; “one would hardly suppose
That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balance that Eel on the end of your nose—
What makes you so awfully clever?”
August, 1893.
The French Wolf and the Siamese Lamb.
September, 1893.
“Over the Hills and Far Away!”
September, 1893.
The “Forlorn Hope.”
January, 1894.
A Dirty Crossing.
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street (loq.). “O dear, O dear! I
wish I were out of this nasty mess!”
February, 1894.
“Confidences.”
John Bull. “Did you ever see anything worse than my Navy?”
Jean Crapaud. “Yes—mine!!”
February, 1894.
“Pluck’d!”
Parish Councils Cockatoo (sadly). “I’ve had a doose of a time
of it!!!”
March, 1894.
Unarming.
“Unarm!—the long day’s task is done!”—Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV., Sc. 12.
April, 1894.
Lemon-Squash.
William Harcourt (the Barman). “Wonder if I can squeeze any
more out of him?”
July, 1894.
“Vive la République!”
“The tear that brimmeth, blindeth not her eye,
So fixed aloft it lowereth not to greet
The writhing reptile bruised by her unfaltering feet!”
