A chronological set of Punch politcal cartoons. Many are political in nature: if you can decode the political meaning, or recognise the figures being depicted, please comment on the blog entry.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
July-Dec 1843, p23 - Substance and Shadow (Cartoon No.I.)
At this time, there was wide scientific and public curiosity about natural hierarchies, and how human hierarchies reflected them. Leech is debunking the 'higher orders' with their self-image of fashioned elegance, which is turning them into animals. The groundlings in the picture are the lowest of the London poor, borderline humans in another way, through deprivation and physical deterioration.
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something to do with artists disregarding poverty? social issues?
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