RARE 1870 BRITISH FENIAN CARTOON Gladstone NEWSPAPER CENSORSHIP Sedition IRELAND

Description: Illustration by John Tenniel, from British Punch humor/satire magazine, original, not a modern reproduction, pulled from April 9, 1870 issue. Image shown is slightly cropped. Condition: very good -- some age toning, overall clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside is blank. SILENCING THE TRUMPET. (After Aesop.) Fenian Trumpeter. "Spare me, good sir, I beseech you. I have no arms but this trumpet only!" Constable. "No, you vagabone! Without the spirit to fight yourself, you stir up others to was and bloodshed." Moral. He who incites to strife is worse than he who takes part in it.+ Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, is depicted in the uniform of the chief constable in this cartoon. With the raging Irish dissenters in the background, Gladstone has a firm grip on a Fenian supporter who has been promoting newspaper stories designed to incite violence amongst the masses. This cartoon relates to the recently introduced Coercion Bill. Entitled The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, one of its clauses related particularly to newspapers that were deemed to encourage or propagate violence and sedition. The message is that the word is, in its place, at least as mighty as the sword. Keywords: Fenians, seditious press, racism, discrimination, Ireland, newspapers, Fenian Raids, Fenian Brotherhood, Home Rule, bloodshed, William Gladstone, self-determination, imperialism, Irish Republicanism, Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act of 1870, Irish Press Act of 1870, freedom of the press, subhuman, rioters, police officers. 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).

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