1866 BRITISH MALE SUFFRAGE CARTOON Brummagem Frankenstein JOHN BRIGHT Birmingham

Description: SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from British Punch humor/satire magazine (with an additional page), drawn by John Tenniel, and published September 8, 1866, pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders. Pictured image is slightly cropped. Condition: About Very Good -- tanning and discoloration, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside is blankNote: this cartoon comes with an additional page with associated verse "The Brummagem Rough to the Totness Respectable."THE BRUMMAGEM FRANKENSTEINJohn Bright “I have not fe-fe-fear o Ma-Manhood Suffrage!” –Mr. Bright’s Speech at Birmingham?BACKGROUND PULLED FROM THE 'NET:+ Tenniel depicts the Quaker reformer John Bright, a leader of the campaign for the Second Reform Bill, as a latter-day Frankenstein terrified of the monster, he has created by extending Illustrator John Tenniel, a conservative, pictured the British working man as a Frankenstein monster waiting to receive voting rights from liberal members of British Parliament (the one pictured was John Bright).+ A large British worker cast as a Frankenstein monster waits to receive voting rights from a member of parliament. the franchise. + John Bright (1811-89) was a British statesman and orator. The Term "Brummagem" is defined as of or belonging to Birmingham, England (sometimes taken to be offensive; a phony or sham).+ The Brummagem Frankenstein', 1866. A tiny John Bright, maintains his support for suffrage, whilst attempting to scuttle out of the massive shadow of 'the working man'. The implication is that, like Mary Shelley's monster, this menacing worker has been man made by Mr 'Frankenstein' Bright. A number of reform demonstrations were held during the autumn of 1866. Many thousands of the working-classes attended. The Times estimated that at Glasgow, some 150, 000 working-class people attended, whilst at Birmingham the figure was thought to be as much as 250, 000. Mr Bright regularly spoke at these demonstrations. He publicly declared that he had 'no fear of Manhood Suffrage'. However, it would have been easy to feel nervous in the face of such huge crowds. + This political cartoon, first published in Punch magazine, depicts a diminutive John Bright supporting suffrage while attempting to avoid the massive figure of the working man.+ Keywords: John Bright, working classes, Frankenstein, male suffrage, social history, United Kingdom, members of parliament, literary references, Mary Shelley, Liberal Party, radicals, Quakers, franchise, political system, Brummagem, Birmingham, social movements, campaign movement, enfranchisement, political reform_______________________________________________________________ Over 5,000 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 of 'Buy now' then hit "send total" so I can adjust the invoice for shipping. WHO IS THE ILLUSTRATOR?+ Sir John Tenniel 1820 –1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. + Tenniel is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871). Tenniel's detailed black-and-white drawings remain the definitive depiction of the Alice characters, with comic book illustrator and writer Bryan Talbot stating, "Carroll never describes the Mad Hatter: our image of him is pure Tenniel."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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