It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for social historians.

Illustration by L. Raven-hill

MEASURE FOR MEASURE. (“Shakespeare in Modern Costume”). Shakespeare. “Hullo, old Thing! What’s the Idea?” Mr. Bernard Shaw “Well, as you’re Dressing like that, I thought I’d Dress like this.”

Size: 8 x 10 1/2 including borders, image shown slightly cropped. Source: PUNCH Magazine,  September 2, 1925. Condition: still bright paper, clean; verso has unrelated print. Vintage not a modern reproduction. For framing. 

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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.

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