Title

Will it Burst?, 1880. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption

Will it Burst?, 1880. A gun labelled the 'Conservative Administration' is being loaded with shells representing the Conservatives foreign affairs - South Africa, Cyprus, Asia and Afghanistan. The Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Beaconsfield, oversees the operation. This relates to the Queen's Speech at the opening of the 7th, and final, Session of the Parliament of 1874. These were the non-domestic issues highlighted in the Speech. From Punch, or the London Charivari, February 14, 1880.

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Cartoon Collector

Reference

HRM19A90_132

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (4,3Mb) / 16,3in x 12,8in / 4896 x 3851 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men politics body guy watching shell British beard weapon weapons gun guns bullet bullets loading war prime minister cannon century Britain supervising bearded concept ammunition B&W cartoon MONOCHROME politician warfare supervision lord Conservative 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry famous people armaments foreign affairs nineteenth century statesman Heritage Image Partnership Conservative party Lord Beaconsfield the body Benjamin Disraeli satire engraving Joseph Swain Lord Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield Viscount Hughendon of Hughendon Dizzy Lord Beaconsfield Beaconsfield John Tenniel;Tenniel John;Sir John Tenniel Swain Joseph engraving satire