Illustration by John Tenniel, from British Punch magazine, original, not a modern reproduction, pulled from the August 6, 1863. Condition: very good -- age toning, clean; the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside is blank.  

"ROWDY" NOTIONS OF EMANCIPATION. "The mob on the corner, below my house, had hung up a negro to the lamp-post. In mockery, a cigar was placed in his mouth. For hours these scared negroes poured up twenty-seven street, passing my house. One old negro, 70 years old, blind as a bat, and such a cripple that he could hardly move, was led along by his equally aged wife with a few rags they had saved, trembling with fright, and not knowing where to go."—Manhattan's letter in the Standard, July 30th.

+ “This cartoon depicts the violence perpetrated against African Americans during the New York City Draft Riots of July 13-16, 1863. It shows Abraham Lincoln, at far left, standing with his back turned to the riot taking place behind him. Lincoln, shown wearing striped pants and a jacket, is scowling and looking off into the distance; he has his arms crossed across his chest with one hand raised to his chin, as if stroking his beard. Behind him, at the center of the cartoon, an Irish-American man wearing striped pants and a shirt decorated with stars (evoking the flag of the United States), stands over the body of an African American man lying on the ground. The Irish-American man raises his right fist to strike at another African American man, who he restrains with his left hand. The African American man threatened by the rioter stretches his arm out in an appeal to the unresponsive Lincoln. At right, another white rioter, whose face we cannot see, grabs the African American man's shirt, pulling him toward the background of the cartoon, in which a gallows can be seen. Behind them can be seen numerous other rioters. Below the illustration is a caption in which eyewitness accounts from the scenes of the riots, reported in local newspapers, are partially reprinted.”

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 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.

Sir John Tenniel (1820 –1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. Tenniel is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871).