Partridge, Bernard. The old love and the new Mr. Winston Churchill's dilemma

Folger bibliographic ID: 352885
Folger call number: Sh.Misc. 2306, page 183
Folger holdings ID: 501419
Accession Number: 269820

Cartoon depicting Winston Churchill flanked by female personifications of "Imperial Defence" and "Economy." Caption title: "The old love and the new. Mr. Winston Churchill's dilemma." At the right of the picture, a woman dressed in modest clothing with a bag labeled "Economy," a veil over her hair, and a stern expression grasps Churchill's left wrist with her right hand and gestures upward with her left hand. On the left, a woman draped in flowing clothing with a sly expression and a crested Roman helmet (galea) labeled "Imperial Defence" grasps Churchill by the shoulder and tugs on his coat lapel. Churchill's body is slightly angled toward "Imperial Defence" while he looks back at "Economy" with a somewhat rueful expression. Behind him, the British flag is partially visible. Artist's name in lower left corner: B.P. after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Bibliographic format

in 28 x 22 cm book

General notes

Published on page 183 of the February 18, 1925 issue of Punch (Volume CLXVIII) Editorial cartoon depicting Winston Churchill torn between "Imperial Defence" and "Economy"; a riff on Joshua Reynolds' painting "Garrick between Comedy and Tragedy." Churchill served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1924 to 1929. During this time, he attempted to decrease levels of defense spending, in part by implementing the "Ten Year Rule," which directed Britain's armed forces to estimate their costs on the assumption that Britain would not be engaged in a war within the next ten years

Item information about Folger Sh.Misc. 2306, page 183

Bound in a volume with other issues of Punch, volume CLXVII. Green cloth boards, half leather. Spine stamped in gold

Extended title: The old love and the new Mr. Winston Churchill's dilemma

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 Painting, English Military readiness

artist: Partridge, Bernard, 1861-1945
depiction: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965