Poker & Tongs,Kaiser Wilhelm II,John Bull,Naval Vessels,Playing Cards,1907

Title: Poker and tongs; or, how we've got to play the game
Creator(s): Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard), 1867-1942, artist
Date Created/Published: 1908 Jan. 8 [publication date]
Summary: Kaiser Wilhelm II and John Bull engage in a table game with miniature naval vessels and playing cards. The Kaiser holds cards in his hand and stares at the table while John Bull pushes his ships toward the center.
Notes:
Inscribed below title: Kaiser 'I go three dreadnoughts.' John Bull 'Well, to keep up the friendly spirit of the game, I raise you three.'
John Bull's line in the published caption: 'Well, just to show there's no ill feeling, I raise you three.'
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Signed, lower right: L RAVEN-HILL.
Title inscribed below image.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.324)
The formidable growth of the German navy under Kaiser Wilhelm II and the alliances formed by Germany with both Austria-Hungary and Italy, threatened Britain's supremacy on the seas. Britain, in order to preserve a balance of power, entered into the Anglo-French Entente of 1904 and the entente with Russia in 1907.
Published in: Punch, January 8, 1908.
Subjects:
William--II,--German Emperor,--1859-1941.
John Bull (Symbolic character)--1900-1910.
International relations--Germany--1900-1910.
International relations--Great Britain--1900-1910.
Navies--British--1900-1910.
Navies--German--1900-1910.
Drawings--British--1900-1910.
Editorial cartoons--British--1900-1910.
Periodical illustrations--British--1900-1910.
Bookmark /2009617212/
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