Poker and tongs; or, how we've got to play the game SWANN - no. 636...

CALL NUMBER:SWANN - no. 636 (B size) (B size) [P&P]

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:LC-USZC2-6376 (color film copy slide)
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SUMMARY:Kaiser Wilhelm II and John Bull engage in a table game with miniature naval vessels and playing cards. The Kaiser holds cards in his hand and stares at the table while John Bull pushes his ships toward the center.

MEDIUM:1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with scraping out on illustration board ; 31.1 x 37.1 cm. (sheet)

CREATED/PUBLISHED:1908 Jan. 8 [publication date]

CREATOR:

Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard), 1867-1942, artist.

NOTES:

Title inscribed below image.

Inscribed below title: Kaiser "I go three dreadnoughts." John Bull "Well, to keep up the friendly spirit of the game, I raise you three."

John Bull''s line in the published caption: "Well, just to show there''s no ill feeling, I raise you three."

Signed, lower right: L RAVEN-HILL.

Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.324)

The formidable growth of the German navy under Kaiser Wilhelm II and the alliances

Published in: Punch, January 8, 1908.

SUBJECTS:

William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--1900-1910.
International relations--Germany--1900-1910.
International relations--Great Britain--1900-1910.
Navies--German--1900-1910.
Navies--British--1900-1910.

FORMAT:

Periodical illustrations British 1900-1910.
Editorial cartoons British 1900-1910.
Drawings British 1900-1910.

PART OF:Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature & Cartoon (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID:(digital file from color film copy slide) cph 3f06376

CARD #:swa1994001556/PP

Pop Art Machine Code: cph-3f00000-3f06000-3f06300-3f06376


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