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Introduction and Overview.
This path contains a brief profile of Tenniel and his work, and provides an introduction to a number of significant themes and topics for comparative study among the artist’s cartoons dealing with the American Civil War. Each thematic or topical summary contains links to several cartoon examples.
Tenniel’s Civil War Cartoons – A Directory.
This option provides a quick overview of all 54 cartoons in their chronological order of appearance. Each Directory entry includes a thumbnail image of the cartoon, together with its original caption and date of publication. Clicking directly on any thumbnail will take the visitor to a large version of the cartoon, along with extended commentary and background information.
A Civil War Chronology.
This list of selected Civil War campaigns, battles, and events allows the visitor to trace the history of the War through links to related cartoons, and to locate cartoons that reflect or comment upon specific incidents.
The Tenniel Cartoons in Sequence.
From any of the full page cartoon reproductions with commentary, the visitor can use directional arrows to move forward (or backward) to the next (or previous) cartoon in their chronological order of publication.
Rights, Reproductions, and Permissions.
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