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Cover of Punch Magazine

Punch, the magazine of humour and satire, ran from 1841 until its closure in 2002. A very British institution with an international reputation for its witty and irreverent take on the world, it published the work of some of the greatest comic writers (Thackeray, P G Wodehouse and P J O’Rourke among others) and gave us the cartoon as we know it today. Its political cartoons swayed governments while its social cartoons captured life in the 19th and 20th centuries. The world’s finest cartoonists appeared in Punch: such great names as Tenniel, E H Shepard, Fougasse, and Pont.


Darvill's Rare Prints is pleased to offer the following cartoons from 1844-1916.
The sheet size is about 8 x 10 3/4 inches and the cartoons are printed on both sides of the paper, unless noted. Please click on a thumbnail to see an enlarged view. Condition is mostly excellent with slight corner or edge wear. The earlier cartoons from the 1840s and 1850s may have some foxing.

THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF THESE PRINTS IS "CARTOONS FROM PUNCH" PUBLISHED BY BRADBURY, AGNEW & CO OF LONDON IN 1906


MAC-BULL AND THE RAILWAY WITCHES
SIDE A

MAC-BULL AND THE RAILWAY WITCHES

H.R.H. F.-m. CHANCELLOR PRINCE ALBERT TAKING THE PONS ASINORUM
SIDE B

H.R.H. F.-M. CHANCELLOR PRINCE ALBERT TAKING THE PONS ASINORUM

AFTER THE MANNER OF NAPOLEON TAKING THE BRIDGE OF ARCOLA

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


WELLINGTON STIRRING UP THE BRITISH LION
SIDE A

WELLINGTON STIRRING UP THE BRITISH LION

THE OXFORD CREDIT QUESTION
SIDE B

THE OXFORD CREDIT QUESTION,
OR, SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER.

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE SLUGGARD
SIDE A

THE SLUGGARD

SANATORY MEASURES
SIDE B

SANATORY MEASURES

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


PEACE (?)
SIDE A

PEACE (?)

SPLENDID OPENING FOR A YOUND MEDICAL MAN
SIDE B

SPLENDID OPENING FOR A YOUND MEDICAL MAN

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


JOHN BULL'S ALIEN ACT
SIDE A

JOHN BULL'S ALIEN ACT

THE BRITISH LION'S FEEDING TIME
SIDE B

THE BRITISH LION'S FEEDING TIME

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


TOM THUMB AT THE OLD BAILEY
SIDE A

TOM THUMB AT THE OLD BAILEY

GROSS OUTRAGE
SIDE B

GROSS OUTRAGE

Paul Pry in the Higlands. making a sketch of the royal chest of drawers through the keyhole.

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


"MY LORD ASSASSIN" CLARENDON MURDERING THE IRISH
SIDE A

"MY LORD ASSASSIN" CLARENDON MURDERING THE IRISH

A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
SIDE B

A GREAT DEMONSTRATION

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


SPECIAL CONSTABLE PUNCH
SIDE A

SPECIAL CONSTABLE PUNCH

NOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE
SIDE B

NOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE!!! EH?

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


A PHYSICAL FORCE CHARTIST ARMING FOR THE FIGHT
SIDE A

A PHYSICAL FORCE CHARTIST ARMING FOR THE FIGHT

PARIS FASHIONS FOR 1848
SIDE B

PARIS FASHIONS FOR 1848 (2ND SERIES)

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


LITTLE JOHN AND HIS GOVERNOR
SIDE A

LITTLE JOHN AND HIS GOVERNOR

LE PETIT DIABLE
SIDE B

LE PETIT DIABLE

(1848)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


ALFRED THE SMALL
SIDE A

ALFRED THE SMALL

THE PARLIAMENTARY TOOTS
SIDE B

THE PARLIAMENTARY TOOTS

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE BATTLE OF LIMERICK
SIDE A

THE BATTLE OF LIMERICK

THE HOUR AND THE MAN
SIDE B

THE HOUR AND THE MAN

(1848)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE SLOW COACH
SIDE A

THE SLOW COACH

LANDING OF LORD BROUGHAM AND THE ENGLISH AT BOULOGNE
SIDE B

LANDING OF LORD BROUGHAM AND THE ENGLISH AT BOULOGNE

(1849)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


A PARCEL OF - FRIGHTENED AT A NASTY! GREAT! UGLY! JEW BILL.
SIDE A

A PARCEL OF — FRIGHTENED AT A NASTY! GREAT! UGLY! JEW BILL.

A MORNING CALL
SIDE B

A MORNING CALL

Hibernia.—"Sure, Sisther dear, it's not what you've been accustomed to exactly, but anyhow you're welcome."

(1849)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


PEEL'S PANACEA FOR IRELAND
SIDE A

PEEL'S PANACEA FOR IRELAND

Russell.—"Oh, this dreadful Irish Toothache!"
Peel.—"Well, here is something that will Cure you in an instant.

THE CHURCH MOUSE
SIDE B

THE CHURCH MOUSE
(AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS'S "MUSCIPULA.")

Oh, hear a reverend captive's prayer,...

(1849)

(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE GREAT RAILWAY GUY FOR 1849
SIDE A

THE GREAT RAILWAY GUY FOR 1849

A BRIGHT IDEA
SIDE B

A BRIGHT IDEA
THE PEACE RECRUITING SERGEANT TRYING TO ENLIST THE DUKE

(1849)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE NEW IRISH STILL
SIDE A

THE NEW IRISH STILL

SHOWING HOW ALL SORTS OF GOOD THINGS MAY BE OBTAINED (BY INDUSTRY) OUT OF PEAT

THE POLITICAL MORGIANA THROWING COLD WATER (NOT BOILING OIL) ON THE IMPATIENT BANDITTI
SIDE B

THE POLITICAL MORGIANA THROWING COLD WATER (NOT BOILING OIL) ON THE IMPATIENT BANDITTI

[*NOTE: THERE IS A FAINT PINKISH WATERCOLOR SPILL ON THIS SIDE OF THE PAPER, DOES NOT SHOW ON OTHER SIDE]

(1849)

$10
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print, SEE NOTE FOR SIDE B ABOVE*)


LANDING OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN IRELAND
SIDE A

LANDING OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN IRELAND

Sir Patrick Raleigh.—"May it Plase your Majesty to tread on the Tail of my coat."

GOG AND MAGOG GIVING PADDY A LIFT OUT OF THE MIRE
SIDE B

GOG AND MAGOG GIVING PADDY A LIFT OUT OF THE MIRE

A Special Court of Common Council was held on Thursday to consider the propriety of purchasing estates in Ireland, with a view to cultivate and improve the same. *** That London can do this work, her own history affords the most abundant guarantees."— Vide "Times," July 7

(1849)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


OPENING OF THE COAL EXCHANGE
SIDE A

OPENING OF THE COAL EXCHANGE,
(As Mr. Punch hoped it would have been).

CEREMONY OF PRESENTING A MAGNIFICENT BLACK DIAMOND TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

MAY THE EVENING'S DIVERSION BEAR THE MORNING'S REFLECTION!
SIDE B

"MAY THE EVENING'S DIVERSION BEAR THE MORNING'S REFLECTION!"

Russian Bear.—"I won't go home till morning,
I won't go home till morning,
I won't go home till morn-i-n-g,
Till Kossuth does appear."

Russian Bear.—"Oh, confound that Sublime Porte! what a headache it's given me!"

(1849)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE GREAT ARMY TAILORING QUESTION;
SIDE A

THE GREAT ARMY TAILORING QUESTION;,
Or, WHO IS THE REAL SUFFERER—THE PRIVATE OR THE COLONEL?

CEREMONY OF PRESENTING A MAGNIFICENT BLACK DIAMOND TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

THE SCHOOLMASTER AT HOME
SIDE B

THE SCHOOLMASTER AT HOME

"Mind, Young Gentlemen, more attention to Arithmetic the Half."

(1849)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


AN ARTFUL DODGE
SIDE A

AN ARTFUL DODGE

"Him as Prigs Wot Isn't His'n—" .

A SCENE FROM
SIDE B

A SCENE FROM "THE HAUNTED MAN."

Tetterby & Co. (Mr. John Bull).—"Johnny, my child, take care of her, for she's the brightest gem that ever sparkled on your early brow; take care of her, or never look your mother in the face again."

(1849)

$15
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


A CHANGE FOR INDIA
SIDE A

A CHANGE FOR INDIA
(MR. PUNCH THROWING AN OLD SHOE
FOR BETTER LUCK.)

"What does he want?—his tent, his bed, a canteen, a second pair of breeches, a second pair of shoes, half a dozen shirts, a second flannel waistcoat, a couple of towels, and a piece of soap; all beyond is mere luxury, and not fit for a campaign."
Sir Charles Napier's Letter to Sir J. Hobhouse

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO; OR, THE GREAT PROTECTIONIST
SIDE B

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO;
OR, THE GREAT PROTECTIONIST

(1849)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)


THE STATE OF THE NATION-DISRAELI MEASURING THE BRITISH LION
SIDE A

THE STATE OF THE NATION—DISRAELI MEASURING THE BRITISH LION

LORD STANLEY SURRENDERING HIS SWORD TO LOR JOHN RUSSELL
SIDE B

LORD STANLEY (Commander of the "Protection") SURRENDERING HIS SWORD TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL

(1849)

$20
(Some faint image offsetting/transference and/or foxing possible. Please click on images above to assess condition of each print.)

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