Title

The American Juggernaut', 1864. Artist: John Tenniel

Caption

'The American Juggernaut', 1864.This cartoon depicts the horror of war. The old definition of 'juggernaut' is a huge, unstoppable object. Here, that object is the contemporary machinery of warfare, driven on its way by the spirits of Death and crushing anything and anyone in its path. By this time, the Civil War appeared to have gained a momentum of its own, and the numbers of dead and wounded was very high. This cartoon emphasises the human cost of war on both sides of the conflict. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 3, 1864.

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A89_193

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (6,0Mb) / 18,0in x 11,6in / 5405 x 3474 (300dpi)

Keywords

destruction politics flag flags country spike dead death war cannon location century banner concept battle killing B&W crushing cartoon MONOCHROME standard United States of America United States 19th century battlefield black & white black and white B W allegorical figure American Civil War armaments nineteenth century American America USA Heritage Image Partnership juggernaut satire engraving John Tenniel Sir John Tenniel Tenniel John engraving satire