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Title: The history of the nineteenth century in caricature
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946 Cooper, Frederic Taber, 1864-1937, joint author
Subjects: History, Modern Nineteenth century Caricature
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rinci-palities which have since disappeared from the map ofEurope, are represented as playing a game of cards withsome disputed island possessions as the stakes. In this casethe several nations are indicated merely by heraldic emblems.The conception of John Bull was not to be evolved until acouple of centuries later. This cartoon, like the others ofthat time, originated in France under Louis XII. The fur-ther development of the art was decisively checked under thedespotic reign of Louis XIV., and the few caricaturists of thattime who had the courage to use their pencil against the kingwere driven to the expedient of publishing their works inHolland. An impressive illustration of the advantage which the io CENTURY IN CARICATURE satirical poet has over the cartoonist lies in the fact thatsome of the cleverest political satire ever written, as well asthe best examples of the application of the animal fable topolitics, were produced in France at this very time in thefables of La Fontaine.
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