1894 "The Delusion The Cause" Illustration Print Clipping - E.W. Kemble - Humorous Satire - Gilded Age - Ready For Framing

Antique Original 1894 "The Delusion The Cause" Illustration Print Clipping - E.W. Kemble - Humorous Satire - Gilded Age - Ready For Framing

Measures Approx. 3-1/8" Wide by 8-1/2" Tall

In Very Good Antique Condition - Trimmed Edges, Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Clipping.

This 1894 Satirical Illustration By E.W. Kemble, Titled "The Delusion" And "The Cause," Reflects Late 19th-Century American Humor Through Visual Irony. Published During A Period When Print Cartoons Were A Popular Medium For Social Commentary, The Image Contrasts A Seemingly Pious Man With A Cigar-Smoking Lounger Below Him. The Man Above Appears With A Halo, Which Is Revealed To Be A Smoke Ring From The Smoker Beneath. The Work Demonstrates Period Attitudes Toward Respectability And Idleness, Using A Public Train Station Setting Familiar To Contemporary Viewers.

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