RARE WW 1 British Propaganda Cartoon: GERMAN MOLOCH

Description: Political cartoon illustrated by Bernard Partridge. Size 8 x 10 3/4 inches, image shown is slightly cropped. Disbound from PUNCH Magazine, July 17, 1919. Condition: excellent – bright and clean page, lays flat for easy framing; backside with unrelated text with some show-through (ghosting), as published – please look closely.THE PAN-GERMAN MOLOCH. Kaiser (regarding the latest sacrifice) "Poor old Kuehlmann! Next, please!"--Richard von Kühlmann (3 May 1873 – 16 February 1948) was a German diplomat and industrialist. From 6 August 1917 to 9 July 1918, he served as Germany's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and led the delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which removed the Russian Empire from World War I in March 1918. In June 1918, he delivered in the Reichstag a speech on the general situation, in the course of which he declared that the war could not be ended by arms alone, implying that it would require diplomacy to secure peace. This utterance was misinterpreted in Germany, the High Command was drawn into the controversy which arose over it, and Kühlmann's position became untenable. He was essentially dismissed from office by the Chancellor, Georg von Hertling, in a speech notionally intended to explain away his statement and, after an interview with Emperor Wilhelm II at the front, he tendered his resignation in July 1918.--Perhaps no pagan deity was as reviled as Moloch, a god whose cult reportedly sacrificed children in a furnace set inside the belly of a bronze bull.BERNARD PARTRIDGE was born in London on 11 October 1861, the third son and sixth child of Professor Richard Partridge FRS, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Fanny Turner. His uncle, John Partridge, was Portrait Painter Extraordinary to Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. Educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, he returned to London to complete his studies at the West London School of Art. Between 1880 and 1884, he worked as a decorator of church interiors and a stained-glass window designer. At the same time, he also worked freelance as a cartoonist, contributing to a number of publications, such as Moonshine, Judy and The Playgoer in the late 1880s, Black & White, Illustrated Bits, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, The New Budget and The Sketch. In his youth, he also acted professionally under the name Bernard Gould, appearing in 1894 in the first performance of George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man.On the recommendation of George du Maurier, Partridge joined the staff of Punch in 1891 as a junior cartoonist. In 1901, he was appointed Second Cartoonist to Linley Sambourne, before succeeding Sambourne as Chief Cartoonist in 1910. Initially, he employed his sparkling draughtsmanship to create visual jokes and theatrical caricatures before focusing on political cartooning from 1899 onwards. His final cartoon for Punch was published on 18 April 1945. Between them, Partridge and his great influence Sir John Tenniel produced political cartoons for Punch for 94 years. Knighted in 1925, he died at his home in Kensington on 9 August 1945.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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