
CARTOON IN “JUDY”
by an unknown artist
Judy; or the London Serio-Comic Journal was a Victorian era journal that ran from May 1, 1867 until its final issue on October 23, 1907.
It was a lesser known rival to the older, more satirical, and more familiar magazine Punch, or The London Charivari — with both magazines clearly taking their names from the traditional British seaside puppets Punch and Judy.
The above cartoon, from the December 1, 1886 issue, features the great man by the fireside having returned to “little wifey” and her homely setting from a congenial gathering of artists.
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