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'The Imperial Witches', 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

'The Imperial Witches', 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia. This cartoon relates to a conference that took place in Berlin on 7th September 1872. The conference was celebrated with military display and other festivities. The question that Punch is asking is what lay behind this meeting. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 7, 1872.

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Title:

'The Imperial Witches', 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption:

'The Imperial Witches', 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia. This cartoon relates to a conference that took place in Berlin on 7th September 1872. The conference was celebrated with military display and other festivities. The question that Punch is asking is what lay behind this meeting. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 7, 1872.

Credit:

Album / The Cartoon Collector / Heritage Images

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Image size:

4979 x 3786 px | 53.9 MB

Print size:

42.2 x 32.1 cm | 16.6 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • AUSTRIA • AUSTRIAN • B & W • B / W • B&W • BERLIN • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CARTOON • CAULDRON • CENTURY • CONCEPT • CONFERENCE • COUNTRY • FEMALE • GERMAN • GERMANS • GERMANY • HIDDEN • JOHN TENNIEL; TENNIEL • JOHN; SIR JOHN TENNIEL • JOSEPH SWAIN • JOSEPH • LADY • LOCATION • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • MR PUNCH • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PEOPLE • POLITICS • PUNCH • PUNCHINELLO • RUSIA • RUSSIA • RUSSIAN • SCHEMING • SECRECY • SWAIN • WITCH • WITCHCRAFT • WOMAN • WOMEN