Title

Six of One and Half-a-Dozen of The Other, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption

Six of One and Half-a-Dozen of The Other!, 1870. John Bull, the representative of the British people, sits majestically in the centre, with Napoleon III of France to his left, and Wilhelm I of Prussia to his right. War had recently been declared by France on Prussia, but both countries had given assurances that the neutrality of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg would be respected. However, The Times then published details of a previously signed secret treaty under the terms of which France would honour Prussian territories, whilst Prussia would assist France to gain Belgium. From Punch, or the London Charivari, August 6, 1870.

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A89_408

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (5,4Mb) / 16,2in x 12,9in / 4865 x 3863 (300dpi)

Keywords

glasses people John;Sir John Tenniel Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte Charles Louis Napoléon Swain Joseph male face man men sitting politics country French France body emperor monarch guy spectacles British beard weapon weapons king royal uniform dress war times location century sword Britain moustache newspaper bearded royalty swords concept B&W goatee cartoon MONOCHROME politician warfare 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry Prussian allegorical figure nineteenth century statesman Heritage Image Partnership 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War John Bull Prussia sovereign the body Louis Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte III Wilhelm I The Times caricature satire engraving Joseph Swain Bonaparte Napoleon III Napoleon III Emperor Napoleon III Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Empe John Tenniel;Tenniel engraving caricature satire