The Irish Rip van Winkle. A Considerable Improvement in Twenty Years

The Irish Rip van Winkle. A Considerable Improvement in Twenty Years. Engraved and possibly drawn by one of the Dalzeil brothers. Source: Fun (16 September 1865): 5. Courtesy of the HathiTrust Digital Library and the University of Minnesota. — Click on image to enlarge it.

This cartoon offered far too optimistic evaluation of the situation in Ireland. — George P. Landow.

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