france – Vulgar Army

The Peril of France

Louis Dalrymple, The peril of France – at the mercy of the octopus, October 26, 1898, Illus. from Puck, v. 44, no. 1129. Reproduced from: The Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012647482/ (Accessed: 9th March 2013). The cartoon refers to the Dreyfus Affair, and to the corruption, deception and anti-semitism of the French Military at the time. It was […]

Of course, I’m still Mr. Unflappable (Cummings, 1961b) Artist: Michael Cummings, Published: Daily Express, 26 Sep 1961Source: BCA http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/MC0994 (Accessed 6th Apr 2009)

“Quel Appetit! (What Appetite!) by A. Lemot1. It refer to a scandal in France circa 1904-1905 “L’Affaire des Fiches de délation” or “the affair of the cards of denunciation”2. L’Affaire des Fiches de délation (“affair of the cards of denunciation”) was a political scandal in France in 1904-1905 in which it was discovered that the […]

Capitialism in a new hat (Grandjouan)

Jules Grandjouan:“qu’elle ait un bonnet de république ou une couronne, c’est toujours la même bête, et il n’y a que le syndicat pour la tuer” (it has a Republic cap or a crown it is still the same beast, and there is the union to kill)1. I have no context or dates (at the moment). […]