England's Nightmare,Great Britain Gulliver,French Pygmies,1882,Soldiers,Troops

Title: [England's nightmare. The Great Britain Gulliver overpowered and made helpless by French pygmies while asleep]
Creator(s): Graetz, F. (Friedrich), ca. 1840-ca. 1913, artist
Date Created/Published: 1882 Mar. 15 [publication date]
Summary: The British lion as Gulliver, tied down by Lilliputian troops of French soldiers. Several members of the troops try to pull a moneybag from the lion's pocket. The lion laughs. Reinforcements from France arrive via a tunnel under the English Channel.
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Signed, lower left: F Graetz.
Title from Puck.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.277)
Graetz's cartoon is a parody on the Jonathan Swift classic, Gulliver's Travels. The English Channel Project, first conceived by Napolean, actually commenced in the early 1880s when 200 yards of tunnel were bored near Folkestone in England. Intended to connect England and France under the stormy channel, the project ceased when the press aroused furor over the threat to England's security. Graetz's cartoon indicates what could happen to England's prowess if the French army were permitted unimpeded access to its shores.
Published in: Puck, March 15, 1882.
Subjects:
Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745.--Gulliver's travels.
Armies--French--England--1880-1890.
International relations--France--1880-1890.
International relations--Great Britain--1880-1890.
Lions--1880-1890.
Tunnels--England--1880-1890.
Drawings--American--1880-1890.
Editorial cartoons--American--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--American--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2009616803/
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