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Edward Linley Sambourne

British cartoonist (1844–1910)

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Images by Edward Linley Sambourne

13 images from works
  • A woman roller-skating has springs attached to her front and back for protection as all others are falling over on the ice. Wood engraving, 18--.
  • Sir Richard Owen. Wood engraving by L. Sambourne, ca. 1884, after Sir E. Landseer.
  • Death as a skeletal figure wielding a scythe: representing fears concerning the Vaccination Act 1898 which removed penalties for not vaccinating against smallpox. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1898.
  • Two figures, Mr Punch and his cat, with springs on their feet, standing in a museum of modern inventions. Wood engraving after L. Sambourne, 1878.
  • Sir Leander Jameson ill in bed being visited by Dr. Punch; representing Jameson's involvement with the disastrous Transvaal campaign which heralded the Boer War. Wood engraving after Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1896.
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
  • Sir Richard Owen. Wood engraving by L. Sambourne, ca. 1884, after Sir E. Landseer.
  • A customer asking for a Christmas box from a dentist that he regularly visits, the dentist retorts he can have a tooth pulled for free. Wood engraving after [L.S.].
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
  • A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.
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    A customer asking for a Christmas box from a dentist that he regularly visits, the dentist retorts he can have a tooth pulled for free. Wood engraving after [L.S.].

    Edward Linley Sambourne | Reference: 15643i
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    A quack doctor selling his remedies on the streets of London - despite objections. Wood engraving by E.L. Sambourne, 1893.

    Edward Linley Sambourne | Date: 1893 | Reference: 14302i
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    Two figures, Mr Punch and his cat, with springs on their feet, standing in a museum of modern inventions. Wood engraving after L. Sambourne, 1878.

    Edward Linley Sambourne | Date: 1878 | Reference: 36108i
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    A doctor visiting a patient who insists on self medication; representing Lord Rosebery's chairmanship of a committee advocating reform in the House of Lords. Wood engraving by Sir E.L. Sambourne, 1907.

    Edward Linley Sambourne | Date: 1907 | Reference: 15357i
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    Lord Rosebery as a racehorse-owner conversing with his trainer (William Patrick Adam) about the prospects of a horse ridden by Gladstone, dressed as a jockey. Engraving after L. Sambourne, ca. 1880.

    Edward Linley Sambourne | Date: 1880 | Reference: 568556i
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