“Diz-interred” by John Tenniel

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“Diz-interred”

John Tenniel, artist

Swain, engraver

1880

Punch (10 May 1879)

Image capture and text by George P. Landow

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Hamlet taking the Skull in his hand: “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well, Horatio * * * * He hath borne me on his back a thousand times” * * * * and now, howe abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it!!” Hamlet, Act V, Scene 1.

Tenniel’s caricature of Disraeli as Hamlet depicts him holding — and turning away from — a skull on which the word “protection” appears, thereby emphasizing that this politician who has ridden to power by promoting tarrifs and other protectionist policies now rejects them when “Bateman” requests “Reciprocity.”

Last modified 24 May 2020