Punch, of the London Charivari

Date

27 February 1869

Identifier

Storage Journals AP 101 P8 1867-69

Publisher

London: Punch

Abstract

English politicians William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) and Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) loathed each other. This cartoon by John Tenniel has Disraeli congratulating Gladstone on the Sovereign’s speech at the opening of Parliament in early 1869. Although pleasantries are depicted, each carry a birch behind their backs, ready to beat each other once Parliamentary sessions had begun.

Files

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Citation

Edited by Mark Lemon, “Punch, of the London Charivari,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 19, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/11424.