RARE 1901 BRITISH CARTOONS - Sir John Eldon Gorst

Description: It is hard to escape the legacy of the 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 social historians.Illustrator: Edward Linley Samboune and Bernard Partridge (two separate but related cartoons), from British Punch humor/satire magazine, May 15 and July 17, 1901, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Condition: very good [both] --still bright paper, clean, light wear, paper lays flat for easy framing; the backside is blank.SET OF TWO RELATED CARTOONS:THE RAW MATERIALTHE GIDDY GORST--The Education Act 1902 (2 Edw. VII), also known as the Balfour Act, was a highly controversial Act of Parliament that set the pattern of elementary education in England and Wales for four decades.--Sir John Eldon Gorst, PC, KC, FRS (24 May 1835 – 4 April 1916) was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1885 to 1886 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1895 and 1902.Over 3,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale, combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. 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.

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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