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Caricatures Collection

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Corporal Violet

Corporal Violet
NAPOLEON I: Profiles of Maria Louisa, Napoleon & their child can be seen in this posy of violets. The flower being the symbol his adherents used to recognize each other by

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Cecil Rhodes

Cecil Rhodes
CECIL RHODES Statesman, financier, imperialist. Caricatured as a colossus bestriding Africa

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Denham Studios restaurant by Tony Wysard, 1937

Denham Studios restaurant by Tony Wysard, 1937
Intensively populated illustration by Tony Wysard, showing imagined diners at the restaurant at Denham Studios

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Napoleon I / Gillray / G III

Napoleon I / Gillray / G III
NAPOLEON I Cartoon of Napoleon I with George III in a Lilliputian context

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Lloyd George / Vanity Fair

Lloyd George / Vanity Fair
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE British politician

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Winston Churchill / World

Winston Churchill / World
WINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club by Mel

The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club by Mel
Caricature of members of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club at Balgownie, formed in 1780. Members featured nclude Dr R. S

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Bismarck / Dropping Pilot

Bismarck / Dropping Pilot
OTTO BISMARCK German Chancellor dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II: Dropping the Pilot

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Disraeli / Vanity Fair

Disraeli / Vanity Fair
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
CHARLES DARWIN satire : Man is but a worm

Background imageCaricatures Collection: All Aboard for Brooklands by The Tout 1931

All Aboard for Brooklands by The Tout 1931
Humorous colour illustration by The Tout showing caricatures of various personalities from the motoring world in 1931. From left: Lord Howe, Mr. Raymond Mays, Mr. Hugh P

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Langley Park Golf Club, Beckenham

Langley Park Golf Club, Beckenham
Series of caricatures of the members of Langley Park golf club in Beckenham, Kent which opened in 1910, and was originally known as Parklangley Club

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh

Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh
Mels Scottish Tour - Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh. The club, at Barnton is the next oldest golf club in the world to Royal Blackheath having been formed in 1735. Date: 1935

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Famous Astaires by Nerman

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Derby Day - The Olympians

Derby Day - The Olympians
Caricatures of prominent racing fans riding to Epsom in a stagecoach. From left, the Earl of Lonsdale, Lady James Douglas, Sir Edward Hulton, Lord Glaneley, Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen, Hon. G

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Raining cats and dogs

Raining cats and dogs. Historical artwork of cats, dogs and pitchforks raining down on people in a town street. The saying raining cats and dogs is used when referring to a heavy downpour of rain

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Golf Clubs & Golfers - Woodcote Park Golf Club, Coulsdon

Golf Clubs & Golfers - Woodcote Park Golf Club, Coulsdon
A series of caricatures of the members of Woodcote Park golf club in Coulsdon, Surrey

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Members of the Nevill Golf Club

Members of the Nevill Golf Club
A selection of celebrity golfers from the Nevill Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells. Clockwise from top left: G.H Blanksby, L.J Langford, H

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin with a lookalike ape

Charles Darwin with a lookalike ape
Charles Darwin holding up a hand mirror to an ape, showing how alike the pair of them are

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair

Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair
Caricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Golf Clubs and Golfers - Royal Blackheath dinner

Golf Clubs and Golfers - Royal Blackheath dinner
Annual dinner of the Royal Blackheath Golf Club by Mel; the club was founded in 1608. Date: 1938

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Golf Clubs & Golfers - Harewood Downs by Mel

Golf Clubs & Golfers - Harewood Downs by Mel
The Harewood Downs Golf Club pictured by caricaturist Mel and featuring W. E. Stewart, J. A. B. Davidson, Jock Watt, Sir Herbert Wright, Dr. H. J. Henderson, M.C. A. E

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Another Derby Derby?

Another Derby Derby?
Caricatures of well known personalities of the turf caricatured by Mel before the Epsom Derby of 1928

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Smoking club, 18th century artwork

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Watson and Crick, DNA discovers

Watson and Crick, DNA discovers
Watson and Crick. Caricature of the molecular biologists and discoverers of the structure of DNA James Watson (born 1928, left) and Francis Crick (1916-2004), with their model of a DNA molecule

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Some Grand National

Some Grand National
A number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Benjamin Disraeli / Sketch

Benjamin Disraeli / Sketch
BENJAMIN DISRAELI 1st Earl of Beaconsfield English politician and author

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Ethel Levey by Kate Carew

Ethel Levey by Kate Carew
Ethel Levey (1880-1955), American actress and singer, caricatured for The Tatler by Kate Carew. Date: 1915

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig

Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig
RICHARD WAGNER German composer and his son, Siegfried, slay the Critic Dragon and gain the treasure it was guarding, in a parody of the Nibelungen story

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, pictured in caricature as a figure looming over a rather humorous crime scene

Background imageCaricatures Collection: A Lido Reflection by Tony Wysard

A Lido Reflection by Tony Wysard
A gathering of society at the Venice Lido, at a party given by Elsa Maxwell

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club

The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
Members of the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club, caricatured by Mel in The Tatler. 1933

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Royal West Norfolk Golf Club

The Royal West Norfolk Golf Club
Caricatures of members of the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club at Brancaster depicted by Tatler cartoonist, Mel. Date: 1933

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Caricatures at Royal Ascot, 1927

Caricatures at Royal Ascot, 1927
Weighing out for the cartoon stakes at Ascot - and some of the " the heads" whose colours have established a reputation for " showing up" at the Royal meeting

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Mussolini Caricature

Mussolini Caricature
BENITO MUSSOLINI A caricature of the Italian dictator, 1931. Date: 1883 - 1945

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Prince Charles caricature

Prince Charles caricature
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948) captured in caricature levitating, perhaps a reference to his occasionally eccentric nature. Date: 1986

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Queen Elizabeth II caricature

Queen Elizabeth II caricature
Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926), pictured in caricature about to give her a speech over the radio. Date: 1986

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Worplesdon Golf Club

Worplesdon Golf Club
Worplesdon golf course " one of the prettiest golf courses in Surrey" with caricatures of various members including Captain G.A. Moxon and A.P.F. Chapman

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Caricatures at Brooklands by The Tout

Caricatures at Brooklands by The Tout
Various personalities of the motor racing world depicted by The Tatlers caricaturist, The Tout

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Tout - Peter Ronald Buchanan

The Tout - Peter Ronald Buchanan
Mr P. R. G. Buchanan, whose caricatures, mainly of horse racing society, under the pseudonym The Tout were published in The Tatler and The Bystander magazines during the 1920s and 30s

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The Studdy Dog - Somebody Cares by George Studdy

The Studdy Dog - Somebody Cares by George Studdy
The Studdy Dog, later known as Bonzo, appearing as an example of animal caricatures in an article in The Strand magazine

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5
Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Kaisers Campaigning Car

Kaisers Campaigning Car
The Kaiser enjoying a morning tub in his new campaigning car during World War One. A typically convoluted method of transportation from W.Heath Robinson

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Hogarth Faces 1807

Hogarth Faces 1807
A myriad of faces looking in different directions: Characters and Caricatures

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori

Some Stalwarts of the Greyhound Racing World by Autori
Caricatures of well-known personalities in the greyhound racing world in 1933. Among those shown is A. C. Critchley and Lady Chesham. Date: 1933

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Supper Men About Town by Hynes

Supper Men About Town by Hynes
Five well known figures on the London social scene during the 1920s caricatured by Hynes in The Bystander

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw

Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw
Fourth in a series by artist George Whitelaw caricaturing well-known individuals and likening them to animals

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Prince Andrew in Caricature

Prince Andrew in Caricature
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960), caricatured by David Hughes wearing his naval uniform. Date: 1986

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife (colour litho)

Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife (colour litho)
2797331 Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Grub The Gardeners Wife)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Mr R. H. Gillespie, Managing Director, London Hippodrome

Mr R. H. Gillespie, Managing Director, London Hippodrome
R. H. Gillespie, managing director of the London Hippodrome from 1919 and director of Moss Empires Ltd, caricatured by Nerman in The Tatler. Date: 1926

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Mr Clamp The Carpenter (colour litho)

Mr Clamp The Carpenter (colour litho)
2797306 Mr Clamp The Carpenter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Clamp The Carpenter)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Mrs Putty The Painters Wife (colour litho)

Mrs Putty The Painters Wife (colour litho)
2797335 Mrs Putty The Painters Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Putty The Painters Wife)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan Williams

Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan Williams
CECIL WALTER HARDY BEATON (1904-1980) British photographer of fashion and celebrities. Also stage and costume designer for theatrical productions

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete

Salutes Assorted by Alfred Leete
Humorous caricatures of various Army types showing the assorted styles of salutes used. Date: 1918

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Not a Word! Personalities at the Derby by The Tout

Not a Word! Personalities at the Derby by The Tout
Not a Word! Everyone know this years Derby winner. What they may be doing just before the race on June 6. Caricatures of notable personalities of the turf drawn by The Tout for The Tatler magazine

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Robert Blatchford by Tom Hutt

Robert Blatchford by Tom Hutt
Caricature of Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), socialist campaigner, journalist and author. Founded the Manchester branch of the Fabian Society and launched the socialist paper, The Clarion

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Gertrude Lawrence by Autori

Gertrude Lawrence by Autori
Stylised caricature of Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), British actress and musical comedy performer at the time she was appearing in Private Lives by Noel Coward at the Phoenix Theatre in London

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Gertrude Lawrence by Garretto

Gertrude Lawrence by Garretto
Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), actress and singer, portrayed in highly stylised caricature by Garretto at the time she was playing the lead role in Noel Cowards " Private Lives"

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Wagner / Materna / Kikeriki

Wagner / Materna / Kikeriki
RICHARD WAGNER German composer, with the celebrated opera singer Mme Materna, taking part in a Wagnerian performance on a hot day in Paris in 1890

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Wagner / Gill / L eclipse

Wagner / Gill / L eclipse
RICHARD WAGNER A satire implying Wagners music may perforate ones eardrum!

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Bismarck / Armand Cartoon

Bismarck / Armand Cartoon
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD BISMARCK A mild caricature

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Charles Darwin studying a worm

Charles Darwin studying a worm
A satire on Charles Darwin -- after charting the Descent of Man he goes even lower and studies worms

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Seaford Golf Club cartoons

Seaford Golf Club cartoons
A cartoon by Mel of golfers from Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington. Date: 1939

Background imageCaricatures Collection: The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796308 The King of Trusts. Andrew Carnegie. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Fornaro, Carlo de (1872-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King of Trusts)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: A bag of gold (engraving)

A bag of gold (engraving)
5234117 A bag of gold (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bag of gold)

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate Carew

Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate Carew
Irene Day, caricatured by Kate Carew in the play Irene playing at the Empire Theatre, London in 1920. Date: 1920

Background imageCaricatures Collection: Some Sunny personalities at the London Hippodrome

Some Sunny personalities at the London Hippodrome
Caricature by Nerman of the various performers appearing in the popular comedy musical, Sunny at the London Hippodrome in 1926. Top left Nancy Lovat, top right, Elsie Randolph

Background imageCaricatures Collection: H. G. Wells by Autori

H. G. Wells by Autori
Herbert George Wells, aka H.G



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Captivating Caricatures: A glimpse into the world of wit and satire" Step back in time as we explore the art of caricatures, where artists skillfully captured the essence of individuals through exaggerated features and playful depictions. From Cecil Rhodes to Denham Studios restaurant by Tony Wysard in 1937, these whimsical creations have left an indelible mark on history. Lloyd George's larger-than-life persona immortalized in Vanity Fair showcases his charismatic charm and political prowess. Meanwhile, Mel's portrayal at The Royal Aberdeen Golf Club captures Bismarck dropping his pilot with a touch of humor, revealing the complexities behind power dynamics. Disraeli's Vanity Fair caricature unveils his sharp intellect and astute statesmanship while Napoleon I is hilariously depicted by Gillray, highlighting both his grandeur and folly. Winston Churchill takes center stage as he navigates the tumultuous World War era with resilience and determination. Bismarck dons a new role as a blacksmith, symbolizing his ability to shape nations amidst turbulent times. Charles Darwin's caricature reflects not only his scientific genius but also challenges conventional beliefs. Punch cartoonist Faraday presents Father Thames receiving Faraday's card - a witty nod to science meeting nature. And let us not forget The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh capturing moments on the green with their own brand of delightful exaggeration. Caricatures transport us beyond mere portraits; they offer insights into personalities that shaped our past. Join us on this journey through laughter-filled images that continue to captivate audiences even today.

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