'Silencing The Trumpet (after Aesop.)', 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain

'Silencing The Trumpet (after Aesop.)', 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain

1-150-592 - The Cartoon Collector/Heritage-Images

'Silencing The Trumpet (after Aesop.)', 1870. Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister, is depicted in the uniform of the chief constable in this cartoon. With the raging Irish dissenters in the background, Gladstone has a firm grip on a Fenian supporter who has been promoting newspaper stories designed to incite violence amongst the masses. This cartoon relates to the recently introduced Coercion Bill. Entitled The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, one of its clauses related particularly to newspapers that were deemed to encourage or propagate violence and sedition. The message is that the word is, in its place, at least as mighty as the sword. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 9, 1870.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Joseph Swain, attributed to: British: Engraver
After
  1. John Tenniel: British: Artist, illustrator, painter
Subject
  1. William Ewart Gladstone: British, English: Prime Minister of Great Britain, politician

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3674x5119
File Size : 55,100kb


Aliases

  1. 09/04/1870
  1. 0350000428
  1. 09/04/1870
  1. 1-150-592
  1. 1150592
  1. 428

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