181670 - Tom Merry political cartoon - St Stephen's Menagerie No 5 1887.

Tom Merry political cartoon - St Stephen's Menagerie No 5 1887. This single page coloured lithograph is from St Stephen’s review by Tom Merry (the pseudonym of William Mecham). Merry was a cartoonist and political satirist who created the centrespread, in colour, for The St Stephen's Review, a weekly magazine of political comment published from 1883 to 1892. Its market was conservative, projecting a unionist viewpoint with an emphasis towards the empire and the establishment. It attacked anything that was perceived as a threat to the social and political order, depicting Parnell and Gladstone as dangerous radicals and the caricatures reflect this. Size: 10.5in x 14in (26cm x 36cm) Excellent condition with minor repaired tears - please review the images carefully