KATHLEEN AND PETRUCHIO 1891 Sir John Tenniel - William Gladstone PUNCH CARTOON

Original 10 3/4 inch x 8 1/8 inch Single-Sided Wood Engraved Cartoon page titled KATHLEEN AND PETRUCHIO from Punch, December 12, 1891.

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL (1848 – 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the Lloyd George ministry, he issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 on behalf of the cabinet.

William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS (1809 – 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, serving over 12 years.

The cartoon was wood engraved by Joseph Swain (1820 -1909) from an illustration by Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914), both were regulars on Punch magazine.

Punch, or The London Charivari, was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 1850s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.

The page is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.