Savaged!

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand

Highlights from the exhibition Savaged! The Cartoon Colony are on show here. Come and visit the show to see the full range of 20 outrageous cartoons and near cartoons of early New Zealand, satirising premiers, politicians, pompous pedants and pious priests. Go to http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/visiting/wellington/the-turnbull-gallery

Image: Gillray, James, 1757-1815 :The great South Sea caterpillar, transform'd into a Bath butterfly... Js. Gy. des. et fect. Published July 4th 1795 by H. Humphrey, No. 39 New Bond Street [London]

Gillray, James, 1757-1815 :The great South Sea caterpillar, transform'd into a Bath butterfly... Js. Gy. des. et fect. Published July 4th 1795 by H...

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Image: Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838 :[Against truth] [ca 1830?].

Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838 :[Against truth] [ca 1830?].

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Image: Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :Ye triumphal return from ye Wynyard his diggings. Octr 2nd 1852.

Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :Ye triumphal return from ye Wynyard his diggings. Octr 2nd 1852.

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Image: Artist unknown :Maori Conference ; before ; after. [1860 or ca 1880?]

Artist unknown :Maori Conference ; before ; after. [1860 or ca 1880?]

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Image: Florance, Augustus H, 1812-1879 :"Tarra", or the Maori Chief "George" at a war-dance. [Between 1856 and 1860?]

Florance, Augustus H, 1812-1879 :"Tarra", or the Maori Chief "George" at a war-dance. [Between 1856 and 1860?]

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Image: [Gordon, William Francis] d. 1936. Attributed works :[Fighting politicians. Cartoon of George McLean, James Macandrew, George Grey, and William Larnach] Quiz. 1877

[Gordon, William Francis] d. 1936. Attributed works :[Fighting politicians. Cartoon of George McLean, James Macandrew, George Grey, and William Lar...

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Image: Pharazyn, Edward, 1835-1890 :For diver's reasons. No. 11. Support from sugar, blankets, flour all gone; They've not been left a leg to stand upon. The Wellington Advertiser supplement, 19 November 1881.

Pharazyn, Edward, 1835-1890 :For diver's reasons. No. 11. Support from sugar, blankets, flour all gone; They've not been left a leg to stand upon. ...

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Image: Lloyd, Trevor 1863-1937 :When knights were bold ; the plot that failed [1903?]

Lloyd, Trevor 1863-1937 :When knights were bold ; the plot that failed [1903?]

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Image: Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937 :The kings of Te Kuiti ; the Maori landlord again [ca 1907]

Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937 :The kings of Te Kuiti ; the Maori landlord again [ca 1907]

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Image: [Hoyte, John Barr Clark] 1835-1913 :Lake Waikaremo-ana, Auckland from a sketch by Mr. J. C. Hoyte [1870s. Copied by Joseph Sandell Welch]

[Hoyte, John Barr Clark] 1835-1913 :Lake Waikaremo-ana, Auckland from a sketch by Mr. J. C. Hoyte [1870s. Copied by Joseph Sandell Welch]

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Image: Porangi [pseudonym] :Send your laundry to - Wha' for? - for humanity! 1908

Porangi [pseudonym] :Send your laundry to - Wha' for? - for humanity! 1908

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