RARE WW1 British Cartoon - 1914 EARLY DEPICTION OF TRENCH WARFARE (Jolly good!)

Description: Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, September 17, 1914, original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by F. H. Townsend. Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: excellent - bright and clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; backside is blank. THE INCORRIGIBLES. New Arrival at the Front. "What's the programme?" Old Hand. "Well, you lay down in this water, and you get peppered all day and night, and you have the time of you life!" New Arrival. "Sounds like a bit of all right. I'm on it!" + Early depiction of the warfront and the constructed trench, the most salient feature of WW1 and not anticipated at the start of the war. The trench warfare was harsh and in this cartoon the soldiers are having a jolly time. The reality of trench warfare was not understood at home (ref. Paul Fussell "The Great War") and illustrations like this may be considered propaganda and/or perhaps just ignorance by the cartoonist. Over 4,500 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead Who is the artist? Frederick Henry Townsend (25 February 1868 – 11 December 1920) was a British illustrator, cartoonist and art editor of Punch.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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