CHAPTER XXVI.

Later American Caricature 318

INDEX 335

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Pigmy Pugilists, from Pompeii 15

Chalk Drawing by Roman Soldier in Pompeii 15

Chalk Caricature on a Wall in Pompeii 16

Battle between Pigmies and Geese 17

A Pigmy Scene--from Pompeii 18

Vases with Pigmy Designs 19

A Grasshopper driving a Chariot 19

From an Antique Amethyst 19

Flight of Æneas from Troy 20

Caricature of the Flight of Æneas 20

From a Red Jasper 21

Roman Masks, Comic and Tragic 22

Roman Comic Actor, masked for Silenus 22

Roman Wall Caricature of a Christian 25

Burlesque of Jupiter's Wooing of Princess Alcmena 29

Greek Caricature of the Oracle of Apollo 30

An Egyptian Caricature 32

A Condemned Soul, Egyptian Caricature 33

Egyptian Servants conveying Home their Masters from a Carouse 33

Too Late with the Basin 34

The Hindoo God Krishna on his Travels 37

Krishna's Attendants assuming the Form of a Bird 37

Krishna in his Palanquin 38

Capital in the Autun Cathedral 41

Capitals in the Strasburg Cathedral, A.D. 1300 41

Engraved upon a Stall in Sherborne Minster, England 43

From a Manuscript of the Thirteenth Century 43

From a Mass-book of the Fourteenth Century 44

From a French Prayer-book of the Thirteenth Century 45

From Queen Mary's Prayer-book, A.D. 1553 46

Gog and Magog, Guildhall, London 50

Head of the Great Dragon of Norwich 51

Souls weighed in the Balance, Autun Cathedral 51

Struggle for Possession of a Soul between Angel and Devil 52

Lost Souls cast into Hell 53

Devils seizing their Prey 54

The Temptation 55

French Death-crier 56

Death and the Cripple 57

Death and the Old Man 58

Death and the Peddler 58

Death and the Knight 58

Heaven and Earth weighed in the Balance 60

English Caricature of an Irishman, A.D. 1280 62

Caricature of the Jews in England, A.D. 1233 63

Luther inspired by Satan 64

Devil fiddling upon a Pair of Bellows 65

Oldest Drawing in the British Museum, A.D. 1320 66

Bishop's Seal, A.D. 1300 67

Pastor and Flock, Sixteenth Century 70

Confessing to God; and Sale of Indulgences 72

Christ, the True Light 73

Papa, Doctor Theologiæ et Magister Fidei 77

The Pope cast into Hell 77

"The Beam that is in thine own Eye," A.D. 1540 78

Luther Triumphant 79

The Triumph of Riches 81

Calvin branded 83

Calvin at the Burning of Servetus 84

Calvin, the Pope, and Luther 85

Titian's Caricature of the Laocoön 89

The Papal Gorgon 90

Spayne and Rome defeated 94

From Title-page to Sermon "Woe to Drunkards" 97

"Let not the World devide those whom Christ hath joined" 99

"England's Wolfe with Eagle's Clawes," 1647 102

Charles II. and the Scotch Presbyterians, 1651 103

Cris-cross Rhymes on Love's Crosses, 1640 105

Shrove-tide in Arms against Lent 107

Lent tilting at Shrove-tide 108

The Queen of James II. and Father Petre 109

Caricature of Corpulent General Galas 115

A Quaker Meeting, 1710 116

Archbishop of Paris 118

Archbishop of Rheims 118

Caricature of Louis XIV., by Thackeray 119

"Shares! Shares! Shares!" Caricature of John Law 120

Island of Madhead 122

Speculative Map of Louisiana 126

John Law, Wind Monopolist 129

The Sleeping Congregation 134

Hogarth's Drawing in Three Strokes 137

Hogarth's Invitation Card 137

Time Smoking a Picture 138

Dedication of a Proposed History of the Arts 140

Walpole paring the Nails of the British Lion 142

Dutch Neutrality, 1745 142

British Idolatry of the Opera-singer Mingotti 143

The Motion (for the Removal of Walpole) 144

Antiquaries puzzled 146

Caricature designed by Benjamin Franklin 147

Lord Bute 152

Princess of Wales--Bute--George III 152

The Wire-master (Bute) and his Puppets 153

The Gouty Colossus, William Pitt 156

The Mask (Coalition) 157

Heads of Fox and North 158

Assembly of the Notables at Paris 161

Mirabeau 162

The Dagger Scene in the House of Commons 164

The Zenith of French Glory 165

The Estates 166

The New Calvary 166

President of Revolutionary Committee amusing himself with his Art 168

Rare Animals 169

Aristocrat and Democrat 170

"_You_ frank! Have confidence in _you_!" 171

Matrimony--A Man loaded with Mischief 173

Settling the Odd Trick 174

"Who was that gentleman that just went out?" 176

"Now, understand me. To-morrow morning he will ask you to dinner" 177

"Madame, your Cousin Betty wishes to know if you can receive her" 179

A Scene of Conjugal Life 180

A Splendid Spread 181

American Lady walking in the Snow 183

"My dear Baron, I am in the most pressing need of five hundred franc" 184

"Sir, be good enough to come round in front and speak to me" 185

"Where are the diamonds exhibited?" 185

Evening Scene in the Parlor of an American Boarding-house 186

"He's coming! Take off your hat!" 188

The Scholastic Hen and her Chickens 189

Chinese Caricature of an English Foraging Party 191

A Deaf Mandarin 196

After Dinner. A Chinese Caricature 197

The Rat Rice Merchants. A Japanese Caricature 206

Talleyrand--the Man with Six Heads 209

A Great Man's Last Leap 210

Talleyrand 211

A Promenade in the Palais Royal 213

Family of the Extinguishers 214

The Jesuits at Court 215

Charles Philipon 218

Robert Macaire fishing for Share-holders 221

A Husband's Dilemma 223

Housekeeping 224

A Poultice for Two 226

Parisian "Shoo, Fly!" 227

Three! 228

Two Attitudes 230

The Den of Lions at the Opera 231

The Vulture 233

Partant pour la Syrie 234

Gavarni 236

Honoré Daumier 237

Evolution of the Piano 243

A Corporal interviewed by the Major 244

A Bold Comparison 245

Strict Discipline in the Field 246

Ahead of Time 247

A Journeyman's Leave-taking 248

After Sedan 250

To the Bull-fight 251

A Delegation of Birds of Prey 252

"Child, you will take cold" 253

Inconvenience of the New Collar 254

Sufferings endured by a Prisoner of War 255

King Bomba's Ultimatum to Sicily 259

He has begun the Service with Mass, and completed it with Bombs 260

The Burial of Liberty 261

Bomba at Supper 262

"Such is the Love of Kings" 263

Mr. Punch 264

Return of the Pope to Rome 265

James Gillray 267

Tiddy-Doll, the Great French Gingerbread Baker 268

The Threatened Invasion of England 269

The Bibliomaniac 270

Hope--A Phrenological Illustration 271

Term Time 273

Box in a New York Theatre in 1830 276

Seymour's Conception of Mr. Winkle 278

Probable Suggestion of the Fat Boy 280

A Wedding Breakfast 281

The Boy who chalked up "No Popery!" 284

John Leech 285

Preparatory School for Young Ladies 286

The Quarrel.--England and France 287

Obstructives 290

Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan 291

"At the Church-gate" 292

An Early Quibble 294

John Tenniel 295

Soliloquy of a Rationalistic Chicken 298

"I'll follow thee!" 299

Join or Die 304

Boston Massacre Coffins 306

A Militia Drill in Massachusetts in 1832 308

Fight in Congress between Lyon and Griswold 312

The Gerry-mander 316

Thomas Nast 318

Wholesale and Retail 319

The Brains of the Tammany Ring 320

"What are the wild waves saying?" 321

Shin-plaster Caricature of General Jackson's War on the United States Bank 322

City People in a Country Church 323

"Why don't you take it?" 324

Popular Caricature of the Secession War 325

Virginia pausing 326

Tweedledee and Sweedledum 328

"Who Stole the People's Money?" 329

"On to Richmond!" 330

Christmas-time.--Won at a Turkey Raffle 331

"He cometh not, she said" 332

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