Rare 1887 Cartoon - BRITISH COLONIALISM - NIZAM OF HYDERABAD - India

Description: SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from Punch magazine, drawn by Edward Linley Sambourne and published in woodcut October 8, 1887; pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders, however the actual cartoon is smaller with text below the illustration. Condition: very good -- stil bright paper, minor foxing, o/w clean, no handling wear, paper lays flat for easy framing; backside has unrelated text; however, the text at the bottom of the cartoon is related to the illustration and continues onto another page, which is included. GOLD AND STEEL: OR, SOMETHING LIKE "SCIENTIFIC FRONTIER."The Nizam of Hyderabad (to Britannia) “Here, Madam, is an earnest of my goodwill and my sword is ready when wanted. Mr. Punch, as Britannia’s Chief Spokesman and First Plenipotentiary, replies to the Nizam of Hyderabad, First of India’s Mohammedan Princes….[continues below in verse]The Nizams were the 18th-through-20th-century rulers of Hyderabad. Nizam of Hyderabad the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State. Nizam, shortened from Nizam-ul-Mulk, meaning Administrator of the Realm, was the title inherited by Asaf Jah I. He was the viceroy of the Great Mughal in the Deccan, the premier courtier in Mughal India in 1724, and the founding "Nizam of Hyderabad”. When the East India Company achieved paramountcy over the Indian subcontinent, they allowed the Nizams to continue to rule their princely states as client kings. The Nizams retained internal power over Hyderabad State until 17 September 1948, when Hyderabad was integrated into the new Indian Union.[4] The Asaf Jah dynasty had only seven rulers; however, there was a period of 13 unstable years after the rule of the first Nizam when three of his sons (Nasir Jung, Muzafar Jung and Salabath Jung) ruled. They were never officially recognized [by whom?] as rulers. The seventh and last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, fell from power when India annexed Hyderabad in 1948 which is known as operation polo or police action.Over 3,000 Punch cartoons listed; combine order and save shipping. QUESTIONS WELCOME WHO IS THE ARTIST?Edward Linley Sambourne (4 January 1844 – 3 August 1910) was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of "First Cartoonist" in his final decade. Unusually for a black and white artist, Sambourne used a huge library of photographic images to give accuracy to his work, which was characterized by a vivid and decisive linearity as well as an artistic inventiveness that took his images far beyond the simple concept of a cartoon or "comic cut". The quality of his work for Punch was acknowledged by the Royal Academy, which exhibited his drawings over a 20-year period.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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