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 Bernard Partridge (superb illustration).  Single page sized 8 x 10 1/2 inches, shown slightly cropped, pulled from the magazine PUNCH, January 19, 1927, not a modern reproduction. Condition: still bright and clean, verso is blank. A fine copy. May be framed.

THE CRACK IN THE WILLOW PLATE. Cantonese Foreign Minister. "I invite you to come over and have an amicable discussion about our future relations." British Foreign Minister. "With pleasure - as soon as this bridge has been restored."

--British Foreign Minister Austen Chamberlain

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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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