RARE 1898 BRITISH POLITICAL CARTOON: John Aird - NILE DAM CONSTRUCTION

Description: UNTITLED[Father Nile (employing mummified ‘chestnut”) “Well, I’ll be dammed!”[“The Khedive in Council has approved a contract just concluded with Messrs. John Aird *& Co. For the construction of two great dams for the storage and control of waters on the Nile.” –Times, Feb. 22] + This cartoon the figure of the civil engineer John Aird (1833-1911) with spade in hand building a dam in the river Nile, in the background is the allegorical figure of Father Nile and the sign 'EGYPTIAN IRRIGATION/ JOHN AIRD + CO/ £160,000 PER ANNUM/ 30 YEARS/ EGYPT DAMS'.Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, March 5, 1898 original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by Linley Sanbourne Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: excellent -- bright and clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside has unrelated text with some show-through (ghosting) possible, as published -- please look closely. _____________________________________________________________________Over 4,500 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' insteadWHO IS THE ARTIST? Edward Linley Sanbourne (4 January 1844 – 3 August 1910) was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of "First Cartoonist" in his final decade.WHAT IS PUNCH? Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

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