"Cobdenisms"

The cartoon mocks Richard Cobden's pro-Chinese sentiments.

Wood engraving

Punch (14 March 1857): 103

Related cartoons on the Chinese situation

  • The China Question, January to June 1857
  • A Lesson to John Chinaman
  • The Great Chinese Warriors Dah-Bee and Cob-Deb
  • What Can You Say for Your Friends Now, Richard?
  • Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham

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